ðɪs wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi tˈɜːbjʊlənt jˈɪɹ ɪn ɹˈoʊm fɔːɹ mˈɑːɹkəs lˈɪvɪəs dɹˈuːsəs, ɐ tɹˈɪbjuːn ʌvðə plˈɛbz, hˌuː bɹˈɔːt fˈɔːɹwɚd lˈɔːz kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðə dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌv ɡɹˈeɪn, ɐsɪɡnˈeɪʃən ʌv pˈʌblɪk lˈænd, ænd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈɑːləniz ɪn ˈɪɾəli ænd sˈɪsᵻli.
This was a very turbulent year in Rome for Marcus Livius Drusus, a tribune of the plebs, who brought forward laws concerning the distribution of grain, assignation of public land, and the creation of colonies in Italy and Sicily.