Gaius Gracchus

ancient Roman politician
Person human Q297183
Gaius Gracchus
Félix Auvray (1800-1833) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Gaius Gracchus was born on 154 BC[1]. He died on 121 BC[2] in Rome[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and military personnel[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,925 views/month, #7,034 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Father: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus[7]
  • Mother: Cornelia[8]
  • Spouse: Licinia[9]
  • Child: Sempronius Gracchus[10], Sempronia[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[12]
  • Position held: tribune of the plebs[13], ancient Roman senator[14], military tribune[15], triumvir agris dandis assignandis[16], quaestor[17], triumvir coloniis deducendis[18]
  • Member of: Gracchi[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Family: Sempronii Gracchi[21]
  • Member of political party: populares[22]
  • Commons category: Gaius Gracchus[23]
  • Manner of death: suicide[24]
  • Partner in business or sport: Tiberius Gracchus[25]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[28], Pauly–Wissowa[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[32]
  • Name in native language: C.Sempronius Ti.f.P.n. Gracchus[33]
  • Time period: Late Roman Republic[34]
  • Praenomen: Gaius[35]
  • Nomen gentilicium: Sempronius[36]
  • Cognomen: Gracchus[37]
  • Sibling: Tiberius Gracchus[38], Sempronia[39]
  • Social classification: noble[40]
  • Gens: Sempronia gens[41]

Why It Matters

Gaius Gracchus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where did Gaius Gracchus die?

Gaius Gracchus died in Rome[3].

Who were Gaius Gracchus's parents?

Gaius Gracchus's father was Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus[7]. Gaius Gracchus's mother was Cornelia[8].

Who was Gaius Gracchus married to?

Gaius Gracchus's spouses include Licinia[9].

What did Gaius Gracchus do for work?

Gaius Gracchus worked as a politician[4] and military personnel[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ~2026-49390-43 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → -0121-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 5w ago · Dodro · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of the university of santiago de compostela authority id → 981013406622307712
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  3. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Arcey
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  4. 14w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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