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In the early period of the Roman Republic the poor plebeians had economic grievances: indebtedness, the interest rates of loans and shortages of land for the poor to farm. The issue for the rich plebeians was power-sharing with the patricians (the aristocrats) who monopolised political power by monopolising the consulship (the office of the two annually elected heads of the Republic), the seats of the senate and the priesthoods. They managed to gain access to the consulship, the other offices of state which were created as the Republic developed and some of the priesthoods during the 200-year conflict of the orders. The problems of shortage of land was temporarily resolved by establishing colonies (settlements) around Italy when Rome expanded into central and southern Italy. However, it re-emerged during the Late Republic and led to a renewal of tensions. Indebtedness remained an enduring problem. ;
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∙ 13y agoA power sharing compromise was reached between the two groups. The Plebeians were given assemblies where they could elect certain officials and they were also given tribunes who had veto power over any legislation that was not in the best interests of the Plebs.
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∙ 8y agoIn the early period of the Roman Republic the poor plebeians had economic grievances: indebtedness, the interest rates of loans and shortages of land for the poor to farm. The issue for the rich plebeians was power-sharing with the patricians (the aristocrats) who monopolised political power by monopolising the consulship (the office of the two annually elected heads of the Republic), the seats of the senate and the priesthoods. They managed to gain access to the consulship, the other offices of state which were created as the Republic developed and some of the priesthoods during the 200-year conflict of the orders. The problems of shortage of land was temporarily resolved by establishing colonies (settlements) around Italy when Rome expanded into central and southern Italy. However, it re-emerged during the Late Republic and led to a renewal of tensions. Indebtedness remained an enduring problem. ;
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What are the two groups who struggled for power in the early republic?
Patricians and Plebeians
Who are the merchants the plebeians or the patricians?
the merchants are the plebeians
Why were plebeians against the patricians?
Patricians were frightened because without plebeians patricians would be helpless if an enemy struck at rome.
What prompted the Roman patricians to compromise with the plebeians when the plebeians seceded from Rome?
well they first started to fart all the time. then they had sex in the streets. then they just left whaen the food ran out
What was a pleabian?
The plebeians were the commoners. The patricians were the aristocracy.
Why were the plebeians afraid of the patricians?
The patricians were afraid because most of the population of Rome was plebeians and when the plebeians marched out of the city to camp at the end of the hill until the farms came to a halt. Without the plebeians, patricians feared that the army would be helpless if an enemy struck at Rome. The patricians had little choice but to compromise.
Who were the patricians and who were the plebeians?
The patricians were the aristocracy and the plebeians were the commoners.
Who were the plebeians and who were the patricians?
The patricians were the aristocracy and the plebeians were the commoners.
Did the Plebians and Patricians have a war?
No the conflicts between patricians and plebeians did not lead to civil wars. The Conflict of the Orders between patricians and plebeians ended in the mid-3rd century BC. The Roman civil wars stared in the 1st century BC. The civil wars involved a conflict between the populares, a political faction which supported the cause of the poor, and the optimates, a conservative political faction which supported the interests of the aristocracy. They also involved personal rivalries.
What were the main differences between patricians and plebeians?
The patricians were the aristocrats and the plebeians were the commoners.
What are the two groups who struggled for power in the early republic?
Patricians and Plebeians
Who are the merchants the plebeians or the patricians?
the merchants are the plebeians
Why were plebeians against the patricians?
Patricians were frightened because without plebeians patricians would be helpless if an enemy struck at rome.
Why were the patricians frightened by actions of the plebeians?
Patricians were frightened because without plebeians patricians would be helpless if an enemy struck at rome.
What prompted the Roman patricians to compromise with the plebeians when the plebeians seceded from Rome?
well they first started to fart all the time. then they had sex in the streets. then they just left whaen the food ran out
The struggle between the patricians and the plebeians?
The war between the patricians and the plebeians was/is called "the Conflict of the Orders"
What was a pleabian?
The plebeians were the commoners. The patricians were the aristocracy.
