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Drusus - Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger

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Definition: Marcus Livius Drusus was the Roman Tribune of the Plebs in 91 B.C. Drusus was the son of the Marcus Lucius Drusus who was made censor in 109 B.C. Drusus the Younger joined the cause of the enfranchisement of the Italian landowners, a move which alienated him the the conservative senatorial support Marcus Livius Drusus the Elder had thrived on. Drusus the Younger was killed in the Roman Forum.

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