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Grouped together, however, they became a Roman mob and had to be handled carefully. By the first century AD, plebeians comprised a formal class, which held its own meetings, elected its own ...

We’re talking, of course, about plebeians and patricians respectively, the two social levels of the Roman Republic along with the slaves and foreigners without citizenship. The plebeians, the ordo ...

In fact, the lists of Roman magistrates are not abundant in plebeians, and it is necessary to wait until 367 B.C. and 342 B.C. to find a clear opening of the magistracies, with the Lex Licinia Sexta ...

Hierarchy was a fixture of life in the Roman Empire, appearing in all aspects of life, from military service to household relations. At the top were the The patricians and the plebeians (plebs). They ...

After his victory, he announced his intention to run for a second consecutive term as tribune, another norm violated for the Roman republic. He also proposed that lands and wealth bequeathed to Rome ...

Find out what life was like in the Roman Empire with BBC Bitesize KS3 History. For students between the ages of 11 to 14.