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Revolt Of The Plebeians In Ancient Rome

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We are going to take a brief look at the economic and political differences that led to revolt of the plebeians in Ancient Rome. I will discuss how this came about and what the results were.

The beginning of this story starts with the patricians and plebeians united to oust the kingship of Ancient Rome. The kingship consisted of royal family that ruled for life and unjustly. The patricians consisted of the citizens by birth. The plebeians were the common people (Morey, 1901, Ch 7).

After getting rid of the kingship, the patricians held control as the natural citizens of Rome. The plebeians manned the armies and thus were in debt by the end of the war. The patricians were mostly wealthy and thus assumed a higher stature in the society, also being the lenders to the plebeians. Plebeians with debt they couldn’t pay were imprisoned or enslaved, despite their service to the country (Morey, 1901, Ch 7). …show more content…

They “succeeded” from the country, leaving the army and country open to attack. The patricians had no way to protect the city, so this forced their hand. Debts were forgiven. The plebians were given 2 tribunes to represent them in the government (Morey, 1901, Ch

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