The gens Blossia, also spelled Blosia was a Roman

Ancient Rome

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 family of Campanian

Campania

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 origin, which came to prominence during the Second Punic War

Second Punic War

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. The most famous member of the gens

Gens

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is probably Gaius Blossius, an intimate friend of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus

Tiberius Gracchus

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was a Roman Populares politician of the 2nd century BC and brother of Gaius Gracchus. As a plebeian tribune, his reforms of agrarian legislation caused political turmoil in the Republic. These reforms threatened the holdings of rich landowners in Italy...

, whom he urged to bring forward his agrarian law. He fled from Rome after the murder of Gracchus, and eventually took his own life for fear of falling into the hands of his enemies.

Members of the gens

• Marius Blossius, praetor
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   of the Campanians
  Campania
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   at the time of the revolt of Capua
  Capua
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   against Rome in 216 B.C.
• Blossii, two brothers whose praenomina
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  are not recorded, who attempted to bring about another revolt at Capua in 210 B.C., but who were instead captured and put to death.
• Gaius Blossius, a native of Cumae
  Cumae
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  , and friend of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
  Tiberius Gracchus
  Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was a Roman Populares politician of the 2nd century BC and brother of Gaius Gracchus. As a plebeian tribune, his reforms of agrarian legislation caused political turmoil in the Republic. These reforms threatened the holdings of rich landowners in Italy...
  
  , whom he urged to bring forward his agrarian law.