Tiberius Gracchus
E196017
Tiberius Gracchus was a 2nd-century BCE Roman tribune and reformer known for his controversial land redistribution efforts that challenged the power of the senatorial elite.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tiberius Gracchus canonical | 7 |
| Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder | 2 |
| Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus | 1 |
| Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tiberius Gracchus Context triple: [Optimates, opposedFigure, Tiberius Gracchus]
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A.
Gaius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus was a Roman politician and reformer of the 2nd century BCE, known for his radical social and economic legislation and for intensifying the conflict between populares and optimates in the late Republic.
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B.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
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C.
Appius Claudius Caecus
Appius Claudius Caecus was a prominent Roman statesman and censor of the early Republic, best known for initiating the construction of the Via Appia and the Aqua Appia and for his influential political and legal reforms.
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D.
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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E.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tiberius Gracchus Target entity description: Tiberius Gracchus was a 2nd-century BCE Roman tribune and reformer known for his controversial land redistribution efforts that challenged the power of the senatorial elite.
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A.
Gaius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus was a Roman politician and reformer of the 2nd century BCE, known for his radical social and economic legislation and for intensifying the conflict between populares and optimates in the late Republic.
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B.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
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C.
Appius Claudius Caecus
Appius Claudius Caecus was a prominent Roman statesman and censor of the early Republic, best known for initiating the construction of the Via Appia and the Aqua Appia and for his influential political and legal reforms.
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D.
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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E.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman politician
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member of the Roman Republic ⓘ social reformer ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
limit occupation of public land by wealthy landowners
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redistribute public land (ager publicus) to poor citizens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agrarian commission (triumviri agris iudicandis adsignandis)
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plebeian cause ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 163 BCE ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Marcus Octavius
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Roman Senate ⓘ |
| deathCause | political violence ⓘ |
| deathDate | 133 BCE ⓘ |
| era | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| familyName | Sempronius Gracchus ⓘ |
| father |
Tiberius Gracchus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul)
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| fullName |
Tiberius Gracchus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
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| givenName | Tiberius ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Roman Republic
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surface form:
late Roman Republic
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| killedAt |
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
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surface form:
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus vicinity
|
| killedBy | supporters of the senatorial faction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lex Sempronia agraria
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agrarian reforms ⓘ challenging the Roman senatorial elite ⓘ land redistribution program ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy |
precursor of the populares–optimates conflict
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symbol of agrarian reform in Roman history ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | lynching ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Sempronia ⓘ |
| militaryService | Roman army ⓘ |
| mother |
Cornelia
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surface form:
Cornelia Africana
|
| notableAction |
bypassed the Senate by appealing directly to the popular assembly
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deposed fellow tribune Marcus Octavius ⓘ |
| notableEvent | service at the siege of Carthage ⓘ |
| officeJurisdiction | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rome ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | popularis ⓘ |
| positionHeld | tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| proposedLaw | Lex Sempronia agraria ⓘ |
| relative | Scipio Aemilianus ⓘ |
| servedIn | Third Punic War ⓘ |
| sibling |
Gaius Gracchus
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Sempronia Gracchus ⓘ |
| spouse | Claudia Pulchra ⓘ |
| tribunateYear | 133 BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tiberius Gracchus Description of subject: Tiberius Gracchus was a 2nd-century BCE Roman tribune and reformer known for his controversial land redistribution efforts that challenged the power of the senatorial elite.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Optimates
this entity surface form:
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder
this entity surface form:
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
this entity surface form:
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul)
this entity surface form:
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder