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The Gracchi Brothers: Reforms and the Seeds of Social Unrest

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The Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius, were pivotal figures in the late Roman Republic, advocating for reforms aimed at addressing the severe social and economic inequalities that plagued their society.

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