gracchus

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  • A cognomen in ancient Rome, notably borne by the Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius, who were Roman politicians in the 2nd century BC.
  • Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, a Roman politician who served as tribune of the plebs in 133 BC and is known for his agrarian reform law.
  • Gaius Sempronius Gracchus, a Roman politician who served as tribune of the plebs in 123 BC and 122 BC and enacted popularist reforms.