Patricians Vs Plebeians
Introduction
According to William C. Morrey, in Ancient Rome patricians and plebeians were two classes of full citizens. But this similarity is the only one that existed for years. The two classes acted together overthrowing the tyrannic king Tarquinius Superbus, but when it was done the victory fell to the patricians. Such unfairness is just one of many differences, economic and political, that existed between the classes and that led to the first secession of plebeians. In this essay, I tried to analyze how patricians and plebeians were different.
Discussion
From the Wasson’s article “Patrician”, we know that there were wealthy plebeians
(Wasson, 2014). So, even though there were economic differences, I think that the political differences were the initial problem.
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The aforementioned economic differences were just part of the picture. Politically, plebeians were limited too. They had no right to say, even applicable only for plebeians. That were the patricians who could be elected to be a political, religious, or military officer. I would want to say more on political differences, but the whole difference was that all the political power was in hands of the higher class.
So, as we can see, both economic and political power was in hands of patricians who did not want to loose it. Plebeians, on the other hand, understanding that they do not want fight for patricians and for their wealth anymore. They wanted equal rights and equality before the law.
The first plebeians’ revolt occurred in 494 BC when decided “that they would no longer serve in the army, but leave the patricians to fight their own battles.” (Morey, 1901) Plebeians left their patrician-generals and proposed to form an independent city. Patricians, whose number was small to keep Rome by themselves, realized that without plebeian army Rome would
According to William C. Morrey, in Ancient Rome patricians and plebeians were two classes of full citizens. But this similarity is the only one that existed for years. The two classes acted together overthrowing the tyrannic king Tarquinius Superbus, but when it was done the victory fell to the patricians. Such unfairness is just one of many differences, economic and political, that existed between the classes and that led to the first secession of plebeians. In this essay, I tried to analyze how patricians and plebeians were different.
Discussion
From the Wasson’s article “Patrician”, we know that there were wealthy plebeians
(Wasson, 2014). So, even though there were economic differences, I think that the political differences were the initial problem.
The word …show more content…
The aforementioned economic differences were just part of the picture. Politically, plebeians were limited too. They had no right to say, even applicable only for plebeians. That were the patricians who could be elected to be a political, religious, or military officer. I would want to say more on political differences, but the whole difference was that all the political power was in hands of the higher class.
So, as we can see, both economic and political power was in hands of patricians who did not want to loose it. Plebeians, on the other hand, understanding that they do not want fight for patricians and for their wealth anymore. They wanted equal rights and equality before the law.
The first plebeians’ revolt occurred in 494 BC when decided “that they would no longer serve in the army, but leave the patricians to fight their own battles.” (Morey, 1901) Plebeians left their patrician-generals and proposed to form an independent city. Patricians, whose number was small to keep Rome by themselves, realized that without plebeian army Rome would