WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Patrician. Patricians were considered the upper-class in early Roman society. They controlled the best land and made up the majority of the Roman senate. It was rare-if not impossible-for a plebeian to be a senator until 444 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. a person of very good background, education, and refinement. a member of the original senatorial aristocracy in ancient Rome. (under the later Roman and Byzantine empires) a title or dignity conferred by the emperor.

Detailed explanation-3: -The patricians in Ancient Rome were of the same status as aristocrats in Greek society. Being of the noble class meant that patricians were able to participate in government and politics, while the plebeians could not.

Detailed explanation-4: -○ Patricians-Wealthy landowners who held most of the power. They inherited their power and social status. They claimed their ancestry gave them the authority to make laws for Rome. ○ Plebeians-Common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population.

Detailed explanation-5: -Patricians. The patrician class consisted of Roman nobles from the earliest days of the city. To be a member of the patrician class, one had to be born into it.