Tiberius Gracchus Land Reform Laws

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Tiberius Gracchus tried to reform laws of landowners for plebeians. After his death, his younger brother Graius Gracchus attempted to continue his work. The senators of Rome were illegally taking land at the time to better themselves, and the Gracchi brothers goal was to create laws to put an end to this. Both brothers even renounced their status as patricians in order to try to accomplish this. The government was against the work of Gracchi brothers because it would involve them giving up the land they illegally acquired. Tiberius was assassinated because of this. Graius then continued the work of his brother has his assassination. On top of the land reform laws, Graius also tried to pass laws regulating the price of grain. I do not think

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