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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Gaius Gracchus

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Plutarch's Life of Gaius Gracchus (Caius Gracchus in Perrin's spelling) tells of the younger brother of Tiberius Gracchus, who became tribune of the Roman people. It follows his service in Sardinia, his laws on grain, the courts, roads and colonies, his rivalry with Livius Drusus, and his death after the clash with the consul Opimius. It is paired with the Life of Tiberius Gracchus, and a Comparison at the end sets the Gracchi beside the Spartan kings Agis and Cleomenes.

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Greek original with English translation, 10 passages, about 8000 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1921)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 10, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1921 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Gaius Gracchus 1.1 (by chapter, section; Comparison: comp, chapter, section)

Contents · 10 passages

  1. 1.1–2.5Gaius (Caius) Gracchus: Sardinia, Tiberius in a dream, and the censors846 words
  2. 3.1–4.4Gaius Gracchus is elected tribune and speaks of his brother's death674 words
  3. 5.1–7.2Gaius Gracchus' laws: grain, soldiers, the courts, and the roads779 words
  4. 8.1–9.4Gaius Gracchus' second tribunate and the rival laws of Livius Drusus718 words
  5. 10.1–11.3The colony of Junonia at Carthage and the omens from the gods622 words
  6. 12.1–13.4The seats at the gladiators' show and the killing of Antyllius798 words
  7. 14.1–15.4The bier of Antyllius and the night before the last day759 words
  8. 16.1–17.6The death of Gaius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus852 words
  9. 18.1–19.3After the Gracchi: Opimius' disgrace, the people's shrines, and Cornelia423 words
  10. comp.1.1–comp.5.6Comparison of Agis and Cleomenes with Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus1572 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1921). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 10, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1921 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.