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    THE GRACCHI BROTHERS

    OBITUARIES – By Amanda Werman

    “The bears and lions have dens in which to sleep, but


    the men who fought for Rome have not a clod of dirt to
    call their own.”
    - Tiberius

    The Gracchi Brothers were two siblings who were an important part of Roman history. Both
    Gracchi brothers had very similar goals they wanted to achieve. They wanted to help the poor and
    give the common people their rights. Also, they saw that the plebian population owned very little
    land. In order to accomplish these goals, they had to make many land reforms.

    Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus:


    Born: 163 BCE
    Died: 133 BCE

    Tiberius, the older brother was the more calm, more controlled and persuasive brother. He was
    elected Tribune (a person who helps the poor) by the Senate. Tiberius knew that the poor were
    suffering and he wanted to help them. He didn’t like how the people with no land had to go to the
    city to earn a living. At this time, only the wealthy people could afford to buy or work the lands.
    Also, Tiberius was angry about how many slaves there were and how landowners were buying
    them. He knew he had to do something about this so he created a plan to redistribute public land.
    Tiberius passed a proposal on an existing law that said, “That ownership of more than five hundred
    iugera (approximately three hundred acres) by any one person is illegal.” To make his law more
    acceptable, he changed the law by “allowing a landowner with one son to retain a possession of
    seven hundred and fifty iugera and one with two sons to keep one thousand iugera.” If a person
    broke the law, the land would revert back to the public and be given to the poor. The poor were
    very happy about this but the Senate and the wealthy weren’t. A peasant said, “Tiberius is helping
    me so much by passing this law.” Tiberius’ boldness became too much for the Senate to handle so
    they killed him.
    Gaius Sempronius Gracchus:
    Born: 154 BCE
    Died: 121 BCE

    His friends tell us Gaius was more fiery and emotional than Tiberius. He was also elected Tribune
    by the Senate. Gaius turned out to be more successful than his brother. As Tribune, he had many
    matters he wanted to cover such as political reforms and social equality. He passed new motions
    that prevented the aristocratic population from getting funds and resources that the poor worked
    hard for. Also, he sent funds of the various luxuries that were reserved for the aristocracy for the
    benefit of the poor. He presented a policy of establishing colonies where the poor might achieve
    success. While, Gaius was making all of these reforms, the Senate was getting angry with him.
    One senator said, “He is angering the rich very much”. While Gaius was away, the Senate wanted
    to get rid of him but Gaius found out and he refused and fought back. This brawl ended up with
    one Senator dead. They used this death to declare a martial law on Rome. Gaius was murdered by
    one of his slaves instead of the senators’ soldiers.

    The Gracchi Brothers were brave and strong people. They tried their best to fight for rights for the
    slaves. Even though they were killed, they will never be forgotten.

    Resources:
    Ancient Romans by Rosalie F. and Charles F. Baker III

    Ancient Greece and Rome Volume 3

    http://www.hhstech.org/glenney/RomanHistoryWeb/Pages/rh1_09gracchi.htm

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