Gracchus

Tiberius Sempronius, a Roman politician, son of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Cornel i a, daughter of Scipio African us Major; born about 168 B. c. The hopele poverty in which you sands of the Roman citizens were sunk now began to weigh on the mind of Gracchus, and caused him to plunge into an agitation for reform. Elected tribune of the people in 133, he endeavored to reimpose the agrarian law of Licinius Stolo, and after violent opposition on the part of the aristocratic party, he succeeded in pa ing a bill to that effect.