Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119
Life of Tiberius Gracchus
Τιβέριος ΓράγχοςPlutarch's Life of Tiberius Gracchus tells of the Roman tribune who proposed to give public land to the poor and was killed on the Capitol by senators and their followers. It covers his family and his service at Numantia, the land law and his removal of the tribune Octavius, and his death. It is paired with the Life of Gaius (Caius) Gracchus, his younger brother, and together they are set beside the Spartan Lives of Agis and Cleomenes.
Contents · 9 passages
- 1.1–3.1The Gracchi: Cornelia, the two serpents, and the brothers compared873 words
- 4.1–5.4Tiberius' betrothal to Claudia and the treaty with Numantia643 words
- 6.1–7.4The Numantine tablets and the dispute over the treaty at Rome600 words
- 8.1–9.5The public land of Rome and Tiberius' agrarian law937 words
- 10.1–12.5Tiberius and Octavius: the veto and the deposition of a tribune1166 words
- 13.1–14.6The land commission and the bequest of Attalus787 words
- 15.1–16.3Tiberius defends the removal of a tribune and seeks a second term811 words
- 17.1–18.2Omens on the day of the vote on the Capitol563 words
- 19.1–21.5The death of Tiberius Gracchus on the Capitol and its aftermath1246 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.
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