Jacobs_43

Hello Nephele, I'm male, cnaoejabiagcrdus Craig

Hello Nephele, I'm male, cnaoejabiagcrdus Craig

[The Gracchii branch of the Sempronius clan was plebeian. At this point in Republican Rome, plebes were fully integrated into the senate and magisterial orders, so there aren't any conflicts of law to be concerned about (in this particular case anyway). That is an interesting fact about the Sempronius clan that I did not know. However, I find it hard to imagine that he could simply vie for the tribuneship, being the blood grandson of Scipio Africanus. Wouldn't that branch of his lineage be first and foremost on the minds of the plebeians? I just did a little research on the gens Sempronia. Apparently there were two gentes Semproniae, one patrician, the other plebeian. Again, being that the Gracchi were descendants of Scipio Africanus, I find it hard to believe that they were members of the plebeian gens.

The Gracchii branch of the Sempronius clan was plebeian. At this point in Republican Rome, plebes were fully integrated into the senate and magisterial orders, so there aren't any conflicts of law to be concerned about (in this particular case anyway). That is an interesting fact about the Sempronius clan that I did not know. However, I find it hard to imagine that he could simply vie for the tribuneship, being the blood grandson of Scipio Africanus. Wouldn't that branch of his lineage be first and foremost on the minds of the plebeians?

Hello all, I am a Latin teacher in New Jersey, and this coming year I plan on discussing the Late Republic with my second year classes. I have recently been researching the Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus in preparation. However, I keep stumbling on this one topic, which none of my texts deem noteworthy to mention. How did the Gracchi brothers become elected tribunes, despite their patrician and senatorial ranking? To the best of knowledge, Tiberius did not have himself adopted by a plebeian, as did his progeny Publius Clodius Pulcher. Did he simply renounce his patrician status? Any help that you may be able to offer will be appreciated greatly. Thank you in advance. Craig Jacobs