and was the basis of a sort of equal rights scheme for the plebeian class. In addition to this‚ the Lex Hortensia‚ passed in 287BC‚ further blurred the distinctions between plebeians and patricians. The twelve tables‚ and any laws passed by a plebeian assembly‚ would now be binding to both plebeians and patricians‚ a sort of social justice. The Roman army before 264BC was a citizens’ army‚ comprised of farmers and the population‚ with very little to no full time soldiers. Every man was expected
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Millar‚ “The Constitution of the Roman Republic made it a variety of democracy.” Having a Constitution does give you checks in the Democratic column‚ but only allowing Patricians to vote on the laws that go in this Constitution isn’t quite a Democracy characteristic. In order to be a true Democracy‚ all citizens (and not just Patricians) should have been able to vote. Another faulted part of this democracy is the fact that “The Consuls lead the military and are the supreme
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I think that this fight between the Patricians and the Plebeians prompted the downfall of the Republic. Nobody was happy with their situation. The Patricians wanted to keep their power and not give anything up to other civilizations or even people of their own society. However‚ this created a lack of resources and opportunities for the Plebeians‚ who then caused turmoil for the Patricians. Their solution was to redistribute land and wealth to the poor people‚ but the lack of cooperation eventually
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Chapter 7 Study Guide Vocabulary aqueduct inflation province messiah consul mercenary republic Colosseum dictator patrician veto villa disciples plebeian disciple gladiator Short answer: 1. What were the reasons for Rome’s serious economic problems? 2. Why did the Romans emperors give free grain to the poor? 3. Who owned slaves in ancient Rome? 4. What was the basic core purpose for Roman Law? 5. When did Julius Caesar gain control
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Rome’s party system was separated into two groups: patricians and plebeians. Whereas the Athenian democracy does not have any particular parties in place‚ even though there is a hierarchy that is the lifeblood of the nation. Two other subjects to be dissected in this argument is the role of women‚ and the
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The Neolithic Revolution fits into the theme interaction between Humans and the environment because humans started to affect the environments.Factors of the environment such as rainfall patterns‚ and climate shaped human interactions in different parts in regions.Also‚ Nomads falls in the category of interaction between humans and the environment.Nomads are people to do not stay in one place for a long time they usually move to place to place and they utilized the environment to their own advantage
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stricter than the United States are. In Rome‚ you could sell your children and “if a father thrice surrender a son for sale‚ the son shall be free from the father.” Also‚ there were segregation laws between the integrated marriage of Plebeians and Patricians‚ much like the early 20th century segregation of white and black people. In the end‚ both of these laws were changed and people gained the civil rights they deserved. In Rome‚ the most entertaining place to go to was the Coliseum. The Romans used
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The Power of Love: Wives and Husbands was interesting and informative to read. The reading exposes the rich complexity of social relations among married patricians in late medieval Venice. Displaying married people’s enduring loyalty to family and lineage of origin‚ expressed symbolically by choice of curial sites which shows the deep trust and generosity between a husband and wife; like the will of Valerio and Vittoria Zeno. Such strong bonds between spouses have the potential to subvert older loyalties
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and the law of Exodus serve to contrast the cultural regulations dictated by men‚ dictated by a false God‚ and dictated by the true God. Roman law was dictated by man and for man. It mainly dealt with interactions between patricians and plebians with great prejudice. Patricians became leaders when the monarchy was overthrown. As the plebeians
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were not citizens to have little say‚ for them the votes weren’t democratic. Unlike Greece‚ Rome had a representative democracy‚ the citizens of Rome‚ both plebeians and patricians could vote on who they wanted to represent them‚ however only patricians could hold positions of power. The Roman republic had three tiers‚ patricians could hold positions in all three‚ while it took many years for Plebeians to be able to hold all the positions of power. When we consider democracy to be based based on the
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