Marcus Octavius (tribune of the plebs 133 BC)

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Marcus Octavius (Latin: M·OCTAVIVS·CN·F·CN·N, lived during the 2nd century BC) was a Roman tribune in 133 BC and a major rival of Tiberius Gracchus. He was a son of Gnaeus Octavius, the consul in 165 BC, and a brother to another Gnaeus Octavius, the consul in 128 BC. Through his brother, he was the paternal uncle of Gnaeus Octavius, the consul in 87 BC.

A serious and discreet person, he earned himself a reputation as an influential

Octavii were linked with the Cornelii Scipiones politically throughout the preceding century.[3] It was also common practice that the tribunes supported more influential politicians, such as Aulus Gabinius to Pompey the Great in 67 BCE or Curio for Caesar
in 50 BCE.

The bill's proposed solution was to address the lack of manpower for the empire at that time. Nonetheless, despite it having been well thought through, it still called for the Republic to move past Roman traditions, controversial because keeping old traditions was very important to the political elites of Rome. Still, Tiberius stood his ground and went against tradition because he believed in the potential of his land reform programmes. Because of his opposition, Tiberius decided it would be best to remove Marcus Octavius from office. Now because Tiberius Gracchus's vote to determine whether or not Marcus Octavius should be removed from office was successful in the sense that it was decided in Tiberius's favor, things were able to change. Once Marcus Octavius was removed from office, the Plebeian tribunes came together and reached the decision that the veto of Tiberius's programmes of land reform should be nullified. Marcus Octavius's veto was nullified and voided because he was no longer in office; because of this, his decision was revoked and no longer valid.[4]

The primary source for Marcus Octavius is

Roman Emperor Augustus
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Legend
Orange
Emperor
Green
Consul
Cn. Octavius Rufus
q. c. 230 BC
eq.
Cn. Octavius
cos. 165 BC
C. Octavius
tr. mil. 216 BC
C. Octavius
magistr.
tr. pl.
C. Octavius
procos. MAC. 60 BC
L. Octavius
cos. 75 BC
Cn. Octavius
cos. 76 BC
C. Octavius (Augustus)
imp. ROM. 27 BC–AD 14
M. Octavius
aed. 50 BC


See also

References

  1. ^ Plutarch, The Life of Tiberius Gracchus . Loeb Classical Library edition, 1921
  2. ^ Earl, Donald C (1973). Tiberius Gracchis. A Study in Politics. Collection Latomus.
  3. ^ Henderson, M M (October 1968). "Tiberius Gracchus and the Failure of the Roman Republic". Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory. 31: 51–64. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ^ Appian (1913). "Marcus Octavius". Penn State. Retrieved 4 December 2016.