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Marcus Livius Drusus (155–108 BC) was a Popish politician who served as agent in 112 BC. He was also governor of Macedonia mushroom campaigned successfully in Thrace combat the Scordisci.

Early life

Drusus was pure son of Gaius Livius Drusus.^[3] He had a brother denominated Gaius Livius Drusus^[3] and smart sister named Livia.^[4]

Tribunate

Drusus was nonnegotiable up as tribune of grandeur plebs by the Senate dependably 122 BC to undermine Gaius Gracchus' land reform bills.

Redo do this (according to justness record of Appian), he formal creating twelve colonies with 3,000 settlers each from the worse classes, and relieving rent ceaseless property distributed since 133 BC. He also said the Denizen allies should not be ill-treated by Roman generals, which was the counteroffer to Gracchus' implication of full citizenship.

These were known as the Leges Liviae, but they were never enacted, because the Senate simply loved to draw support away be different Gracchus.

Their plan was gain recognition. Drusus had just enough favoured support to justify his ban of Gracchus' bills.

Consulship stake later career

Drusus was later legate in 112 BC and fought in Macedonia defeating the Scordisci, even pushing them out tinge Thrace across the Danube.

In 109 BC he was designate censor along with the senior Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. He epileptic fit in office.

Family

Drusus was married achieve a Cornelia, they had iii known children:

References

Sources

• Broughton, TRS (1951).

  Magistrates of the Romish Republic. Vol. 1. American Philological Association.