Tiberius Gracchus's Land Reform and Death (133 BCE)

133 BCE · Roma · political

As tribune of the plebs, Tiberius Gracchus passed the lex Sempronia agraria in order to redistribute the ager publicus to small farmers.

He was killed by armed supporters of the Senate — the first political violence in Rome. | The beginning of the Republic's unravelling; the culmination of the conflict between the optimates and the populares.

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What was Tiberius Gracchus's Land Reform and Death (133 BCE)?
As tribune of the plebs, Tiberius Gracchus passed the lex Sempronia agraria in order to redistribute the ager publicus to small farmers.
When did Tiberius Gracchus's Land Reform and Death (133 BCE) happen?
133 BCE
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