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The Roman Society - Online Term Paper

The Roman Society

The changes in the Roman government affected the social classes and
rights gradually became more equal among the people of Rome. New laws and new
leaders tried to make society become closer in equality through reforms. It was
a long and difficult process to be freed or to become a citizen of Rome and not
many accomplished it. Plebeians and woman were thought of as worthless citizens
in society, but through time they gained more rights. To show that this is true,
I will be addressing four topics: plebeians versus. patricians, women, merchants
and artisans, and slaves and non-citizens.

When Rome established a republic in 509 B.C., two major classes
developed. The patricians controlled ...

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plebeians who out-numbered everyone else in population.

Around 494 B.C., an Assembly of Centuries and an Assembly of Tribes rly
of Centuries and an Assembly of Tribes replaced the popular assembly. The
Assembly of Centuries represented the Roman Army and all the classes that were
included in it and they elected the consuls. The Assembly of Tribes was made up
of ten elected plebeians and spoke for the plebeians interests, but had little
influence on the government.

In 445 B.C, plebeians won the right to marry patricians. The Assembly
of Tribes gained the right to pass laws and veto any government action that
threatened the rights of the plebeians. By about 300 B.C., plebeians had earned
the right to hold all major political and religious posts. In 366 B.C., they
won the right to consulship. When Rome took over the control of an empire, the
discrimination between the classes became indistinct.

Julius Caesar was one of the many emperors that tried to bring the ...

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Added: 8/1/2006 10:28:50 PM
Category: Social Issues
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