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Gaius Gracchus

154 BC - 121 BC

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Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (c. 154 BC – 121 BC) was a reformist Roman politician and soldier who lived during the 2nd century BC. He is most famous for his tribunate for the years 123 and 122 BC, in which he proposed a wide set of laws, including laws to establish colonies outside of Italy, engage in further land reform, reform the judicial system and system for provincial assignments, and create a subsidised grain supply for Rome. The year after his tribunate, his political enemies used political unrest – which he and his political allies had caused – as an excuse to declare martial law and march on his supporters, leading to his death. After his death, his political allies were purged in a series of trials, but most of his legislation was undisturbed. His brother was the reformer Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Gracchus is the 1,320th most popular politician (down from 1,116th in 2019), the 537th most popular biography from Italy (down from 472nd in 2019) and the 88th most popular Italian Politician.

Gaius Gracchus was a Roman politician and reformer who attempted to help the lower classes of Rome. He was most famous for his land reform, which would have redistributed land from the wealthy to the poor.

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Among politicians, Gaius Gracchus ranks 1,320 out of 19,576. Before him are Friedrich Ratzel, Trebonianus Gallus, Milovan Đilas, Wilhelm Frick, Chongzhen Emperor, and Ajatashatru. After him are Börte, Gustav Stresemann, Conrad I of Germany, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Robert F. Kennedy, and Haman.

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Among people born in 154 BC, Gaius Gracchus ranks 1. After him are Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, and Lucius Calpurnius Bestia. Among people deceased in 121 BC, Gaius Gracchus ranks 1. After him are Cleopatra Thea, and Marcus Fulvius Flaccus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaius Gracchus ranks 537 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Peter Damian (1007), Trebonianus Gallus (206), and Januarius (272). After him are Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Salvatore Riina (1930), Emilio Segrè (1905), Pope Agapetus II (900), Theocritus (-315), and Lorenzo Valla (1407).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gaius Gracchus ranks 88. Before him are Maria Anna of Savoy (1803), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), Totila (500), Octavia the Younger (-69), Aurelia Cotta (-120), and Trebonianus Gallus (206). After him are Calpurnia (-77), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Petronius Maximus (396), and Lambert of Italy (880).

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