WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What best describes a Patrician
A
Farmers, merchants, and artisans
B
Wealthy landowners
C
enslaved laborers
D
Freed Slaves
Explanation: 

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: -The aristocracy (wealthy class) dominated the early Roman Republic. In Roman society, the aristocrats were known as patricians. The highest positions in the government were held by two consuls, or leaders, who ruled the Roman Republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Patricians and Plebeians The upper-class patricians (puh•TRIHSH•uhnz) were wealthy landowners who held all of the highest positions in government. The plebeians (plih•BEE•uhnz) were mostly common farmers. Like all male Roman citizens, they could vote, but they couldn’t hold important government positions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most patricians were wealthy land owners. They owned the best land and used their position of power to dominate the governing of the Republic. In the early Republic, only patricians were allowed to run for public office.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ashok Agrawal & Mr. Shikhar Agrawal. An affluent respected business family of Chhattisgarh visualized and decided to gift the people of the state a place where they could spend their leisure hours in exclusive ambiance and world class facilities.

Detailed explanation-6: -The patricians (puh-TRIH-shuhnz) were wealthy landowners. The plebeians (plih-BEE-uhnz), who included poorer farmers and craftsmen, made up the majority of Rome’s citizens but were under-represented in the government.

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