Gracchi brothers
Also known as: Gracchi Brothers · Brothers Gracchi · Tiberius and Gaius · Gaius and Tiberius · the Gracchi
The Gracchi brothers were two brothers who lived during the beginning of the late Roman Republic: Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus.
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instigators of agrarian reform crises
Their attempts to pass land reform legislation through the plebeian assembly bypassed the Senate, triggering a period of political violence that destabilized the Republic.
Foundational figures of the Populares movement
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus initiated the land reform efforts that defined the Populares political strategy of appealing directly to the plebeians against the Senate.
predecessors in using the tribunate for radical reform
Drusus operated within the political shadow of the Gracchi, attempting to address similar issues of land distribution and social inequality through the office of the tribune.