# Tiberius Gracchus Killed (-133)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/-133-tiberius-gracchus-killed
Location: Rome
Categories: politics

The tribune's agrarian program and death in a senatorial assault opened an era of intensifying domestic conflict.

## Why it matters
Political violence became an increasingly normal instrument of republican competition.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Republic](https://roman-history.com/rulers/roman-republic)