Gaius Gracchus's Reforms and Death (123-121 BCE)

123 BCE · Roma · political

Gaius Gracchus carried out sweeping reforms, including a grain law, reform of the courts and the founding of colonies; he was elected tribune twice.

By decree of the Senate (the senatus consultum ultimum — the first in Roman history) he was killed in the ensuing turmoil, or took his own life. | The political mobilisation of the plebs and an institutional crisis; the debate over restricting the powers of the tribunate.

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Gaius Gracchus carried out sweeping reforms, including a grain law, reform of the courts and the founding of colonies; he was elected tribune twice.
When did Gaius Gracchus's Reforms and Death (123-121 BCE) happen?
123 BCE
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