Plebeians
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In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or were in other words "commoners". Both classes were heredit
Distributing bread to plebeians
Ruins of insulae
Plebes (first-year students) marching in front of Bancroft Hall, United States Naval Academy
Tribune of the plebs
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Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most import
Plebeians
…before the law, often referred to in Latin as libertas, which became foundational to republican politics. This succession also forced the creation of plebeian tribunes with authority to defend plebeian interests. Following this, there was a period of consular tribunes who shared power between plebeians and patricians…
The Secession of the People to the Mons Sacer, engraving by B. Barloccini, 1849.