CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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In Ancient Rome, a member of the wealthy privileged upper class
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In Ancient Rome, one of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population
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In Ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights
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In the roman republic one of the two powerful officials elected each year to command the army and run the government
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Detailed explanation-1: -The word “patrician” comes from the Latin “patres”, meaning “fathers”, and these families provided the empire’s political, religious, and military leadership. Most patricians were wealthy landowners from old families, but the class was open to a chosen few who had been deliberately promoted by the emperor.
Detailed explanation-2: -The patricians were the wealthy upper class people. Everyone else was considered a plebeian. The patricians were the ruling class of the early Roman Empire. Only certain families were part of the patrician class and you had to be born a patrician.
Detailed explanation-3: -patrician, Latin Patricius, plural Patricii, any member of a group of citizen families who, in contrast with the plebeian (q.v.) class, formed a privileged class in early Rome.
Detailed explanation-4: -The patricians were the wealthy land-owning noble class in Rome. They often owned slaves who would work their farms for them. The patricians inherited their power and held almost all the important government positions such as the consuls. However, only males could vote.