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Plebeian, member of the general citizenry in ancient Rome as opposed to the privileged patrician class. The distinction was probably originally based on the wealth and influence of certain families who organized themselves into patrician clans under the early republic, during the 5th and 4th centuries BCE.
- Lex Hortensia
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In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs[1] were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary. Etymology.
Mar 8, 2022 · Plebeians were members of the plebs, the hereditary social class of commoners in ancient Rome.
- Donald L. Wasson
- The plebeians were members of the plebs, the hereditary social class of commoners in ancient Rome. They were denied access to any political office...
- The name of the plebeians’ first walkout was called Conflict or Struggle of the Orders.
- The assembly created specifically for the plebeians was called the Council of the Plebs or Concilium Plebis.
- The two officials elected by the Council of the Plebs were called tribunes of the plebs (tribuni plebis). A tribune could summon the Concilium Pleb...
The plebeian group (nicknamed plebs) included everyone in ancient Rome from well-to-do tradesmen all the way down to the very poor, everyone except for the patricians, the nobility. The family was structured in the same way as it was in patrician families.
Plebeians were the common people of ancient Rome, distinct from the aristocratic patricians. They were the majority of the population and played a crucial role in the social and political dynamics of the Roman Republic.
Definition. Plebeians were the common people of ancient Rome, comprising the majority of the population and distinct from the aristocratic patricians. They were often farmers, laborers, and artisans who had limited political power and rights, but their social and economic significance grew over time, especially during the Republic.
The conflict of the orders, also known as the struggle of the orders, was a political and social conflict that took place in ancient Rome between the patricians (wealthy landowners and nobles) and the plebeians (common people).
