WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An ordinary or common citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
A
patrician
B
plebian
C
counsul
D
mercenary
Explanation: 

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: -In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words “commoners".

Detailed explanation-3: -: a member of the common people in ancient Rome. : one of the common people. plebeian adjective.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Plebeian Council (concilium plebis) is the principal popular assembly of the Roman Republic. As the name suggests, the Plebeian Council was organized as a Council, and not as an Assembly. It functions as a gathering through which the Plebeians (commoners) can pass laws, elect magistrates, and try judicial cases.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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