Gaius Sempronius Gracchus

Tiberius and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus saw-three decades before Caesar's birth-that the numbers of Rome's yeoman farmers, the core of Rome's army and middle class, were declining so rapidly that Rome would soon find it impossible to maintain its legions.

The Caesar Factor 2007

At one and the same time, Drusus deplored the actions of Gaius Sempronius Gracchus in driving an artificial wedge between the orders.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

Ever since Tiberius and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus put the idea into our minds, the ager publicus of Italy and Sicily sits there just waiting to be sliced up and grabbed for this or that.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

And about the time that Gaius Sempronius Gracchus died in the Grove of Furrina beneath the Janiculan Hill, King Micipsa formally adopted Jugurtha and raised him to senior status among the heirs to the Numidian throne.

The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

No, not a Tiberius or a Gaius Sempronius Gracchus among them!

The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

The first child who lived to be grown up was a girl, Sempronia; the second was a boy, who inherited his father’s name, Tiberius; and the third was another boy, Gaius Sempronius Gracchus.

The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

Their view of Rome’s political life was therefore somewhat skewed; its high point seemed to have been during the troubles culminating in the death of Gaius Sempronius Gracchus.

The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990