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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Gracchus has received more than 689,343 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Gaius Gracchus is the 1,116th most popular politician (up from 1,125th in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 466th in 2019) and the 69th 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

Among politicians, Gaius Gracchus ranks 1,116 out of 19,576. Before him are Gudea, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Yulia Tymoshenko, Nikephoros II Phokas, Kayqubad I, and Halfdan Ragnarsson. After him are John McCain, Samuel of Bulgaria, Christian VI of Denmark, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Rani of Jhansi, and Simeon I of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

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 472 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Mark (290), Pope Alexander II (1010), Brennus (-500), Oriana Fallaci (1929), Gaius Maecenas (-68), and Octavia the Younger (-69). After him are Pope Benedict III (810), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Pope Simplicius (420), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), Guccio Gucci (1881), and Pope Paul II (1417).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gaius Gracchus ranks 69. Before him are Louis II of Italy (825), Pietro Badoglio (1871), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), Brennus (-500), and Octavia the Younger (-69). After him are Queen Paola of Belgium (1937), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Berengar I of Italy (850), Totila (500), Lucius Caesar (-17), and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666).

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