Patrician (ancient Rome)
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The patricians were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome. The distinction was highly significant in the Roman Kingdom and the early Republic, but its relevance waned after the C
Romulus and his brother, Remus, with the she-wolf. Romulus is credited with creating the patrician class.
Roman Senate
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The Roman Senate was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy. With different powers throughout its existence, it lasted from the first days of the city of Rome as the
The "Togatus Barberini", a statue depicting a Roman senator holding the imagines (effigies) of deceased ancestors in his hands. Marble, late 1st century BC. Head, not belonging: mid-1st century BC
The Curia Julia in the Roman Forum, the seat of the imperial Senate
The Palazzo Senatorio, originally built to house the revived Senate during the Roman Commune period