The Patricians And The Roman Republic
Introduction
Ancient Rome existed for a long time and changed economically and politically over time. Kings ruled in Ancient Rome however, when they expelled the last King- Tarquin in 509 BCE, the Roman Republic was established. The Republic was ruled by Rome’s aristocrats. The aristocrats were mainly the patricians. (Gill, June 7, 2017). The society was divided into class, the aristocrats (the patricians), the people (plebeians) and the slaves. The patricians and plebeians were citizens while the rest of the population was considered slaves (Khan, 2016) This essay discusses the economic and political differences between the patricians and the plebeians that led to the plebeians revolt.
Both the plebeians and the patricians were citizens …show more content…
Besides losing politically, though they were also citizens, the patricians also forced the plebeians to lose access to their regal domain which the patricians took because it was now public land or "ager publicus." (Gill, June 7, 2017). The patricians increased their profits from the "ager publicus" they took from the plebeians, thereby frustrating them and pushing them to act they way they did in the first revolt or …show more content…
Sometimes we lose sight of what is good for us because of greed. The patricians lost sight of the fact that plebeians were also citizens and took advantage. Injustice can only go does far. So the unjust debt laws finally broke the camel’s back and caused the plebeians to fight back, took action and gain a concession from the Patricians who were not afraid to lose Rome because of the loss of their army. The first secession lead to the formation of the Tribunes of the People with a "veto" power to help protect the Plebeian from the Patricians magistrates. Another gain was the Plebeian Assembly, the purpose of which was to address the people's interest. The last gain was the Agrarian Law of Spurius Cassius (B.C. 486), which was intended to make a just public land distribution without infringing on the rights of the Patricians who owned lands legally. The first revolt paid off for the plebeian and it was a win-win for Rome. The kept their army, alleviate poverty and protected
Ancient Rome existed for a long time and changed economically and politically over time. Kings ruled in Ancient Rome however, when they expelled the last King- Tarquin in 509 BCE, the Roman Republic was established. The Republic was ruled by Rome’s aristocrats. The aristocrats were mainly the patricians. (Gill, June 7, 2017). The society was divided into class, the aristocrats (the patricians), the people (plebeians) and the slaves. The patricians and plebeians were citizens while the rest of the population was considered slaves (Khan, 2016) This essay discusses the economic and political differences between the patricians and the plebeians that led to the plebeians revolt.
Both the plebeians and the patricians were citizens …show more content…
Besides losing politically, though they were also citizens, the patricians also forced the plebeians to lose access to their regal domain which the patricians took because it was now public land or "ager publicus." (Gill, June 7, 2017). The patricians increased their profits from the "ager publicus" they took from the plebeians, thereby frustrating them and pushing them to act they way they did in the first revolt or …show more content…
Sometimes we lose sight of what is good for us because of greed. The patricians lost sight of the fact that plebeians were also citizens and took advantage. Injustice can only go does far. So the unjust debt laws finally broke the camel’s back and caused the plebeians to fight back, took action and gain a concession from the Patricians who were not afraid to lose Rome because of the loss of their army. The first secession lead to the formation of the Tribunes of the People with a "veto" power to help protect the Plebeian from the Patricians magistrates. Another gain was the Plebeian Assembly, the purpose of which was to address the people's interest. The last gain was the Agrarian Law of Spurius Cassius (B.C. 486), which was intended to make a just public land distribution without infringing on the rights of the Patricians who owned lands legally. The first revolt paid off for the plebeian and it was a win-win for Rome. The kept their army, alleviate poverty and protected