WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Patricians were the rich landlords, who also held political power sometimes. Another section, Plebeians, were the common citizens who were involved in agricultural activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plebeians made up the majority of Roman society and they were generally poor. While some plebeians were more wealthy than others, they still did not have any power in government because they were not members of the patrician class. Patricians were the upper class of Roman society who controlled the government.

Detailed explanation-4: -A patrician is a person who comes from a family of high social rank. Cameron was a rich man, a patrician. If you describe someone as patrician, you mean that they behave in a sophisticated way, and look as though they are from a high social rank. He was a lean, patrician gent in his early sixties.