Tiberius Gracchus was a man who fought for the rights of the people in Rome. He lives his life staying true to his beliefs. His father was the Great Tiberius Gracchus; who was very respected and honored. Tiberius had a very large expectation for his political and military career. Tiberius also had a very high expectation from his mother. She wanted to be remembered as “The Mother of Tiberius Gracchus”. She wanted him to be in favor with all of his political people, and it seemed she didn’t care about his virtues, as long as he’s popular. Tiberius had a lot of pressure in his life.
The first real thing that brought Tiberius closer to his place in history was the battle of Carthage. Tiberius was the main man who fought I the battle; and when they won, he was rewarded, and respected. Later, in another battle with the people of Spain, The Roman army was about to be destroyed by them and the only way they would take a surrender was if Tiberius surrendered for them. Tiberius was hailed as a hero by the people of Rome, but not the Senate. The Senate was greedy for power, and thought that Rome should never surrender. Tiberius saves thousands of lives, but the senate wanted to ruin his repetition. So, Tiberius decided to run for tribune, were the people vote. He won, and the first thing he decided to do was pass a land reform for the people. The senate didn’t like that; they started to spread rumors that Tiberius wanted to be king. I think Tiberius was getting a little cocky. He started to think that he was the Roman people’s hero. If Tiberius did not get over zealous, they senate probably would not of started these rumors. But he did think that he was someone who should have power with the people.