WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The aristocracy (wealthy class) dominated the early Roman Republic. In Roman society, the aristocrats were known as patricians. The highest positions in the government were held by two consuls, or leaders, who ruled the Roman Republic.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Patricians-members of the landholding upper class.

Detailed explanation-5: -The social hierarchy of ancient Rome was pretty strict. At the top was the emperor. Patricians were the people just below the emperor and included the wealthy, the nobles, and the members of government.