Gracchi

[ grak-ahy ]

/ ˈgræk aɪ /

noun

the Gracchi, Gracchus(def 2).

Definition for gracchi (2 of 2)

Gracchus

[ grak-uh s ]

/ ˈgræk əs /

noun

Ga·ius Sem·pro·ni·us

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

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

the Grac·chi

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

Example sentences from the Web for gracchi

This Roman lady might be the mother of the Gracchi, so stately and of so grand a style is she.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 |Various
Such was the fate of the Gracchi, the jewels of Cornelia, the best sons of the Roman republic.

Selections from Viri Romae |Charles Franois L'Homond
And yet it is fair to ask, Could all the eloquence of the Gracchi atone for the laws which they imposed on their country?

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence |Cornelius Tacitus
That the Gracchi were seditious no historian has, I think, denied.

Life of Cicero |Anthony Trollope

Cornelia, like the mother of the Gracchi, belonged to the renowned family of the Scipios.

Roman Women |Alfred Brittain

British Dictionary definitions for gracchi

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

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Gracchi

noun

Definition for gracchi (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for gracchi

British Dictionary definitions for gracchi

noun