person
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus
The reforming tribune (153–121 BC) and most powerful orator of his generation, cited for fuller, richer eloquence than Cato's and for the impetus bred by political strife.
Reading notes
- The Annals §3.27 the Gracchi
Tiberius and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus, the reforming tribunes of 133 and 123 BC, here counted as 'disturbers of the plebs.'
- A Dialogue on Oratory §18 Gaius Gracchus
The reforming tribune (d. 121 BC), fuller and richer than Cato in eloquence.