The Gracchi Brothers were tribunes in the 2nd century BC. The young men of a progressive patrician family were Tiberius and Gaius. They attempted to pass land reform legislation in Ancient Rome. This would redistribute the major patrician landholdings to the plebeians. For this and their membership in the Populares party,they are deemed as the founding fathers of socialism and populism. Both brothers were assassinated for their efforts.
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Gracchi Brothers with mother Cornelia
