THE ASSASINATION OF TIBERIUS GRACCHUS . SCENARIO OF GANGS OF ROME
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, son of the consul of the same name in 177 and 163, and Cornelia, daughter of Scipio Africanus, was elected tribune of the plebs in 133 BC. Despite coming from a noble family, Gracchus tried to limit the power
of the large landowners and return public lands to poorer citizens. During his mandate he proposed the approval of an agrarian law (lex agraria) according to which the parts of ager publicus in private possession exceeding 500 iugeri (750 for
those who had one child, 1000 for those who had two or more) were claimed by the State (which was the owner) and redistributed in lots to poor citizens.
