WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Senators were, for centuries, strictly from the patrician class. They practiced the skills of rhetoric and oratory to persuade other members of the ruling body. The Senate convened and passed laws in the curia, a large building on the grounds of the Roman Forum.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early history of Rome, only men from the patrician class could become senators. Later, men from the common class, or plebeians, could also become a senator. Senators were men who had previously been an elected official (called a magistrate).

Detailed explanation-3: -Primarily, the Senate survived during the early period of the empire as a legitimizer of an emperor’s rule. The powers given to the emperor still came from the Senate. Since the Senate was composed of Rome’s elite and intellectual citizens, they impacted public opinion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two main social orders in ancient Rome were the patricians and the plebeians. The two were in a political struggle lasting for more than 200 years. In the beginning, the patricians were supposed to have enjoyed a monopoly of power, while the plebeians began with nothing except the right to vote in the assemblies.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Roman Republic’s democratic model Paved the way for modern democracy. The government has three branches like a tree: The Senate, consul and voting assemblies. Consuls are leaders in military and politics, Kind of like presidents, but they serve one-year terms.