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.
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.