CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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Patrician
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Plebeian
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Serf
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Slave
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term plebeian referred to all free Roman citizens who were not members of the patrician, senatorial or equestrian classes. Plebeians were average working citizens of Rome – farmers, bakers, builders or craftsmen – who worked hard to support their families and pay their taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Roman citizens were divided up into two distinct classes: the plebeians and the patricians. The patricians were the wealthy upper class people. Everyone else was considered a plebeian.
Detailed explanation-3: -The word plebeian comes from plebs, which means ‘’the common people”. Plebeians made up about 95 percent of Rome’s population. They could not be priests or government officials. They had little voice in the government.