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Marcus Livius Drusus (before 122 BC – 91 BC) was a Roman politician and reformer. He is most famous for his legislative programme during his term as tribune of the plebs in 91 BC. During his year in office, Drusus proposed wide-ranging legislative reforms, including offering citizenship to Rome's Italian allies.
Learn about the life and achievements of Marcus Livius Drusus, a Roman tribune who proposed colonial and agrarian reforms in 91 BC. Find out how he was assassinated and why his murder sparked the Social War.
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Marcus Livius Drusus (155–108 BC) was a Roman politician who served as consul in 112 BC. [2] He was also governor of Macedonia and campaigned successfully in Thrace against the Scordisci. [2]
Learn about Marcus Livius Drusus, a Roman politician who opposed Gaius Gracchus' reforms and became consul in 112 BC. Find out his achievements, controversies and death in this article from Britannica.
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Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus (born no later than 93 BC [1] – died 42 BC) was a senator and praetor of the Roman Republic. He was born with the name Appius Claudius Pulcher, into the patrician family of the Claudii Pulchri but adopted by a Livii Drusi as a small child.
Overview. Livius Drusus, Marcus. Quick Reference. Eldest of a circle of ambitious young nobles around Licinius Crassus, to whom he owed his oratorical training and some of his ideas. A brilliant, hard‐working, and arrogant man, he became tribune 91 bc.
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Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger was a figure of great importance, not only to Rome but also to cities like Pompeii. His reformist zeal and tragic end remind us of the complex dynamics of power, politics, and social change in ancient Rome.