HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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patrician, plebeian
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plebian, consul
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patrician, consul
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Patricians were the elite class of Rome. Sitting at the top of Roman society were the emperor and the patrician classes. Although they enjoyed fabulous wealth, power and privilege, these perks came at a price.
Detailed explanation-3: -Patricians would be the upper class, people such as wealthy land owners would be in the patricians group. Plebeians would be the lower class which would be normal people in Rome. The separations meant that they would be completely separated. Plebeians could only marry people form their social class and so forth.
Detailed explanation-4: -In early Rome, patricians were the only ones who could hold political or religious office. The plebeians were the commoners in Rome and had the highest population in society. They included merchants, farmers, and craft workers.
Detailed explanation-5: -The patricians (from Latin: patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome.