[grak-uh
s] 
| 1. | Ga⋅ius Sem⋅pro⋅ni⋅us [gey-uhs sem-proh-nee-uhs] , 153–121 b.c., and his brother, Ti⋅be⋅ri⋅us Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uhs] , 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators. |
| 2. | the Gracchi [grak-ahy] , the brothers Gracchus. |
| Grac·chus (grāk'əs) Roman social reformer. Known with his brother Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (153-121 B.C.) as "the Gracchi," he sought to aid poor farmers through greater subdivision of land but was killed in a riot. Gaius assumed his brother's work, initiating several reforms, and met a similar fate. |