7Tiberius Gracchus

Even though Tiberius Gracchus came from one of Rome’s elite families, he was known for his struggles on behalf of the poor people of Rome, and made commendable efforts to bring relief to the lives of the have-nots along with his brother Gaius Gracchus.

However, he is best known for his ideologies and practices of equality between the upper-class elite and lower-class peasants. With the plight of peasant workers worsening every day, the rise of slave labor further degraded the peasants, and for obvious reasons, his ideas were not popular with the Senate and the Roman elite who owned much of land. Eventually, he was assassinated in a riot sparked by his senatorial opponents.

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