became evident in the empire was greed and betrayal among
politicians. Violence among politicians was also a growing problem. This was displayed
in an incident involving two brothers, Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. These two men tried
to help the lower classes. Some greedy senators did not like this. Tiberius and three
hundred followers were murdered by a group of senators. Ten years later, three thousand
of Gaius' followers were also murdered by a group of senators. Gaius committed suicide
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