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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Elected representatives who protected the rights of Plebeians from unfair acts by the Patricians were called ____
A
Tribune
B
Senators
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A settlement was negotiated and the patricians agreed that the plebs be given the right to meet in their own assembly, the Plebeian Council (Concilium Plebis), and to elect their own officials to protect their rights, the plebeian tribune (tribunus plebis).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tribunes of the Plebs were elected by the Plebeian Council. At first, only 2 to 5 Tribunes were elected until the College of 10 was introduced in 457 BC. They served as spokespeople for the plebeians of Rome, with a purpose of protecting the interests of the plebeians against patrician supremacy.

Detailed explanation-3: -: a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates. : an unofficial defender of the rights of the individual.

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