person
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus
also: C. Gracchus
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (154-121 BC), the reforming tribune killed in 121 BC when Opimius suppressed his movement; emblem of the strife between nobility and plebs that frames the war.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §16 Gaius Gracchus
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (154-121 BC), reforming tribune killed in 121; his fall and Opimius's role mark the violent feud of nobility and plebs that shadows the war.