WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 494 B.C, what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights? They stopped paying taxes and went on strike.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Plebeians Revolt Starting around 494 BC, the plebeians began to fight against the rule of the patricians. This struggle is called the “Conflict of the Orders.” Over the course of around 200 years the plebeians gained more rights. They protested by going on strike.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 494 BCE, Rome was at war with two neighboring tribes, and plebeian soldiers refused to march against the enemy, instead seceding to the Aventine Hill. There, the plebeian soldiers took advantage of the situation to demand the right to elect their own officials.

Detailed explanation-4: -While the plebeians had gained some important rights, they still had less power than the patricians. Over the next 200 years, the plebeians staged a series of protests to gradually win political equality. First, they demanded that the laws be written down. In that way, the patricians couldn’t change them at will.

Detailed explanation-5: -After being worn down by military service, bad economic conditions, and the rigours of early Rome’s debt law, the plebeians in 494 bc seceded in a body from the city to the Sacred Mount, located three miles from Rome. There they pitched camp and elected their own officials for their future protection.