Gracchus

[ grak-uhs ]

/ ˈgræk əs /

noun

Ga·ius Sem·pro·ni·us

[gey-uhs sem-proh-nee-uhs], /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/, 153–121 b.c., and his brother, Ti·be·ri·us Sempronius

[tahy-beer-ee-uhs], /taɪˈbɪər i əs/, 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.

the Grac·chi

[grak-ahy], /ˈgræk aɪ/, the brothers Gracchus.

Words nearby Gracchus

grabble, grabby, graben, grab rope, Gracchi, Gracchus, grace, grace-and-favor, grace-and-favour, grace cup, graceful

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Example sentences from the Web for Gracchus

The judices of Gracchus condemned Opimius, whose character Cicero admired.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart
Gracchus turned round to him with an angry look, and the man was immediately stabbed by an unknown hand.
A Smaller History of Rome|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence
By this time, however, Gracchus had lost all the sympathy and support which he had ever possessed in this direction.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
It was evident that a pretext was only sought for taking the life of Gracchus, and Flaccus urged him to repel violence by force.
A Smaller History of Rome|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence

And he got his deathblow on the slope of that same Capitol where Gracchus and Manlius had died before him, each in good cause.
Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2|Francis Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for Gracchus

Gracchus

/ (ˈɡrækəs) /

noun

Tiberius Sempronius (taɪˈbɪərɪəs sɛmˈprəʊnɪəs). ?163–133 bc, and his younger brother, Gaius Sempronius (ˈɡaɪəs), 153–121 bc, known as the Gracchi. Roman tribunes and reformers. Tiberius attempted to redistribute public land among the poor but was murdered in the ensuing riot. Violence again occurred when the reform was revived by Gaius, and he too was killed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gracchus
释义	Gracchus [ grak-uhs ] / ˈgræk əs / noun Ga·ius Sem·pro·ni·us [gey-uhs sem-proh-nee-uhs], /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/, 153–121 b.c., and his brother, Ti·be·ri·us Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uhs], /taɪˈbɪər i əs/, 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators. the Grac·chi [grak-ahy], /ˈgræk aɪ/, the brothers Gracchus. Words nearby Gracchus grabble, grabby, graben, grab rope, Gracchi, Gracchus, grace, grace-and-favor, grace-and-favour, grace cup, graceful Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gracchus The judices of Gracchus condemned Opimius, whose character Cicero admired. Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV\|Aubrey Stewart Gracchus turned round to him with an angry look, and the man was immediately stabbed by an unknown hand. A Smaller History of Rome\|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence By this time, however, Gracchus had lost all the sympathy and support which he had ever possessed in this direction. The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States\|James Hamilton Lewis It was evident that a pretext was only sought for taking the life of Gracchus, and Flaccus urged him to repel violence by force. A Smaller History of Rome\|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence And he got his deathblow on the slope of that same Capitol where Gracchus and Manlius had died before him, each in good cause. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2\|Francis Marion Crawford British Dictionary definitions for Gracchus Gracchus / (ˈɡrækəs) / noun Tiberius Sempronius (taɪˈbɪərɪəs sɛmˈprəʊnɪəs). ?163–133 bc, and his younger brother, Gaius Sempronius (ˈɡaɪəs), 153–121 bc, known as the Gracchi. Roman tribunes and reformers. Tiberius attempted to redistribute public land among the poor but was murdered in the ensuing riot. Violence again occurred when the reform was revived by Gaius, and he too was killed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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