Gracchus

[ grak-uhs ]

noun

1. Ga·ius Sem·pro·ni·us [gey, -, uh, s sem-, proh, -nee-, uh, s], 153–121 b.c., and his brother, Ti·be·ri·us Sempronius [tahy-, beer, -ee-, uh, s], 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
2. the Grac·chi [grak, -ahy], the brothers Gracchus.

Gracchus

/ ˈɡrækəs /

noun

1. GracchusTiberius Sempronius?163 bc133 bcM GracchusGaius Sempronius153 bc121 bcM Tiberius Sempronius (taɪˈbɪərɪəs sɛmˈprəʊnɪəs). ?163–133 bc , and his younger brother, Gaius Sempronius (ˈɡaɪəs), 153–121 bc , known as the Gracchi. Roman tribunes and reformers. Tiberius attempted to redistribute public land among the poor but was murdered in the ensuing riot. Violence again occurred when the reform was revived by Gaius, and he too was killed

Example Sentences

In Takoma Park, Md., a proud bastion of lefty politics, attorney John Bohn outfitted two reproductions of ancient statuettes with campaign signs he had made for “Gaius Gracchus” and “Tiberius Gracchus,” the Roman brothers who were political populists.

From Washington Post

In one scene, a senator, Gracchus, attempts to confront Commodus, the emperor, about a plague spreading through Rome.

From The Guardian

And like Gracchus, Trump believes that, because he is acting in the name of the dispossessed, he is perfectly justified in shredding the Republic’s traditions.

From New York Times

It was these populares — populists like Tiberius Gracchus and his younger brother Gaius — who, in their bid for power, first broke some of the republic’s most longstanding norms.

From New York Times

During the century and a half between the days of Pyrrhus and the rise of Tiberius Gracchus, there had not been a single outbreak of large-scale political violence.

From New York Times