Lex Sempronia agraria
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Lex Sempronia agraria was a landmark Roman land reform law introduced in 133 BCE to redistribute public land from wealthy elites to poorer citizens and veterans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lex Sempronia agraria canonical | 3 |
| agrarian law of Tiberius Gracchus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8345208 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lex Sempronia agraria Context triple: [Tiberius Gracchus, knownFor, Lex Sempronia agraria]
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Lex Hortensia
Lex Hortensia was a landmark Roman law of 287 BCE that made resolutions passed by the Plebeian Council (plebiscites) binding on all Roman citizens, significantly advancing plebeian political power.
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B.
gens Sulpicia
Gens Sulpicia was an ancient Roman patrician family that produced several notable politicians and magistrates during the Republic and early Empire.
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C.
Terentia
Terentia was the first wife of the Roman orator and statesman Cicero, known for her wealth, social influence, and involvement in his political and personal affairs.
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Lex Plautia Papiria
Lex Plautia Papiria was a Roman law enacted during the Social War that granted Roman citizenship to certain Italian allies who laid down their arms and registered with a Roman magistrate.
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Publilia
Publilia was the second wife of the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, whom he married after divorcing Terentia.
- 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: Lex Sempronia agraria Target entity description: Lex Sempronia agraria was a landmark Roman land reform law introduced in 133 BCE to redistribute public land from wealthy elites to poorer citizens and veterans.
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A.
Lex Hortensia
Lex Hortensia was a landmark Roman law of 287 BCE that made resolutions passed by the Plebeian Council (plebiscites) binding on all Roman citizens, significantly advancing plebeian political power.
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B.
gens Sulpicia
Gens Sulpicia was an ancient Roman patrician family that produced several notable politicians and magistrates during the Republic and early Empire.
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C.
Terentia
Terentia was the first wife of the Roman orator and statesman Cicero, known for her wealth, social influence, and involvement in his political and personal affairs.
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D.
Lex Plautia Papiria
Lex Plautia Papiria was a Roman law enacted during the Social War that granted Roman citizenship to certain Italian allies who laid down their arms and registered with a Roman magistrate.
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E.
Publilia
Publilia was the second wife of the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, whom he married after divorcing Terentia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law
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agrarian law ⓘ land reform law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
limiting concentration of land ownership
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providing land for poor citizens ⓘ providing land for veterans ⓘ redistribution of public land ⓘ relieving rural poverty ⓘ strengthening smallholding citizen farmers ⓘ |
| appliesTo | ager publicus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tiberius Gracchus reforms
ⓘ
linked to:
Gracchan reforms
populares faction ⓘ |
| beneficiaries |
Roman poor citizens
ⓘ
Roman veterans ⓘ |
| consequence |
political conflict in Rome
ⓘ
violence in Roman politics ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 133 BCE ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Appian's Civil Wars
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Plutarch's Life of Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
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| enactedDuring |
tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus
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linked to:
Tiberius Gracchus
|
| followedBy | later agrarian laws of Gaius Gracchus ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Roman citizen body composition
ⓘ
distribution of land in Italy ⓘ |
| hasType | plebiscite ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark in Roman social reform
ⓘ
turning point in the struggle between populares and optimates ⓘ |
| imposesLimitOn | occupation of ager publicus by wealthy landowners ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiberius Gracchus
|
| jurisdiction | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | gens Sempronia ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Roman senatorial aristocracy
ⓘ
large landowners ⓘ |
| partOf | reforms of Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ |
| placeOfEnactment | Rome ⓘ |
| politicalContext | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiberius Gracchus
|
| regulates |
maximum holdings of public land
ⓘ
use of public land ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gracchan land reforms
ⓘ
linked to:
Gracchan reforms
Roman agrarian question ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient Roman legal text (partly reconstructed from literary sources) ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiberius Gracchus
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| subjectOf | Roman agrarian reforms ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| triggered | constitutional crisis in the Roman Republic ⓘ |
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Subject: Lex Sempronia agraria Description of subject: Lex Sempronia agraria was a landmark Roman land reform law introduced in 133 BCE to redistribute public land from wealthy elites to poorer citizens and veterans.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Lex Sempronia agraria