HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Plebeians staged a revolt in the Senate and refused to work until they could become senators.
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Plebeians plotted with senators to do away with consuls, who could not hold seats in the Senate.
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A new law said one of two consuls had to be a plebeian and former consuls held seats in the Senate.
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A new law said that patricians were no longer allowed to serve in the Senate.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lucius Valerius and Marcus Horatius were two patricians sympathetic to the plight of the plebeians and were elected consuls after the resignation of the decemvirate.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Conflict of the Orders, plebeians were allowed to participate in politics and gain political offices and power in society. The plebeians elected tribunes to give them a voice in government. However, the patricians held most of the power. Patricians and Plebeians rarely married between classes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Describe two ways in which plebeians gained more political power after the revolts of 494 BC. The Tribunes of the Plebs spoke for the plebeians and could veto actions of the Senate. The Council of Plebs made laws for all plebeians.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Plebeians Gain Political Equality Laws were written down, so the patricians couldn’t change them at will. The laws were published on tablets called the Twelve Tables. Eventually, the patricians were forced to share power with the plebeians.