HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Plebeians could take no part in the Roman government.
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They were slaves with no rights at all.
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The patricians couldn’t hold public office.
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The patricians shared wealth with only a few upper class plebeians.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Unable to earn a sufficient income, many turned to the patricians for aid, which left them open to abuse and even enslavement. As the patricians controlled Roman politics, the plebeians found no help from within the existing political system. Their solution was to go on strike.
Detailed explanation-3: -The plebeians demanded that the patricians write down Rome’s laws. In 451 B.C., a group of ten decemvirs assumed control of the Republic and began writing the laws.
Detailed explanation-4: -Voting assemblies and councils were established that gave plebeians more say in the politics of Rome.
Detailed explanation-5: -Over time, the plebeians elected their own representatives, called tribunes, who gained the power to veto measures passed by the senate. Gradually, the plebeians obtained even more power and eventually could hold the position of consul.