HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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government
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constitution
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leaders
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Tribunes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roman tribunes could be elected by the people or appointed by consuls, the chief executive of the Roman government. By the 5th century B.C., the office of the Tribune of the Plebs became the most powerful tribunate office in ancient Rome. These tribunes were elected by the plebian assembly, or by the people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Only a plebeian could become a tribune of the people. In turn, if a patrician wanted to take this position, he had to first move to the plebeian state. A famous example is Publius Clodius Pulcher.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tribunes of the plebs were elected by the People’s Assembly alone. They could be commoners, unlike all the other officials of the Roman Republic. Their role lasted for about 800 years, but under the Roman Empire they did not have real powers.