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What did the Senate do to satisfy the plebeians demands in Ancient Rome?
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The rich plebeians demanded access to the senate and the offices of state which and power-sharing with the patrician aristocracy which monoplolised. During the 200 years of the Conflict of the orders (between patricians and plebeians) the rich plebeians gained access to the senate, the offices of state and most of the priesthoods. They were co-opted into a patrician-plebeian oligarchy.
The demands of the poor were related to their economic plight. They were never met satisfactorily or were resisted.
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Who were the men appointed to the senate to protect the plebeians?
The men who were in the senate and who's duty was to protect the interests of the plebeians were the tribunes. However they were not appointed to the senate, they were elected.
What two groups made a government in ancient Rome?
The two groups that were in the Roman society were the patricians and the plebeians. But please remember that this situation was only in the early days. As the city grew and the empire prospered other social classes developed based on wealth.
Could plebeians be consuls?
Yes they could, "As time went on, there became few legal differences between the plebeians and the patricians. The plebeians could be elected to the senate and even be consuls." Thanks, Unknown
How Rome was classed?
The citizens of Rome had a rigid social structure. At the beginnings of the city there were two classes of people, the patricians and the plebeians. The patricians being the "haves" and the plebeians the "have nots". After strikes and civil unrest the plebs won their rights. However as Rome grew, many other people came to live in the city and they were neither patrician nor plebeian, they were the proletariat. Some were poor, some were wealthy or grew wealthy. These wealthier citizens became a type of upper middle-class called the Equestrians, (a name taken from the old military order of equites.). The equestrians were primarily the businessmen and they were a powerful political group. Beneath them were the rest of the population, the average Gaius and Marcus. Next came the freedmen, former slaves, who could be wealthy, but were still "classed" below a freeborn man. At the bottom of the pile were the slaves.
What group could veto senate actions on behalf of the plebeians?
The plebeian tribunes, the representatives of the plebeians , could block the actions of the executive officer of state if he seemed them to be against the interests of the plebeians or harmful to them. They could also veto the seantum consultum. This was a deliberation of the senate on policy matters which had an advisory character for the consuls, the two annually elected heads of the Republic.
What people comprised the roman senate?
Mostly Patricians made up the Ancient Roman Senate, although there were ten tribunes to speak out for the Plebeians.
Who were the men appointed to the senate to protect the plebeians?
The men who were in the senate and who's duty was to protect the interests of the plebeians were the tribunes. However they were not appointed to the senate, they were elected.
Who spoke for the plebeians in the Senate?
The members of the senate that spoke for the Roman Republic were given the name the Tribunes.
What two groups made a government in ancient Rome?
The two groups that were in the Roman society were the patricians and the plebeians. But please remember that this situation was only in the early days. As the city grew and the empire prospered other social classes developed based on wealth.
Who forced the Senate to write the law of twelve tables?
The plebeians.The plebeians.The plebeians.The plebeians.The plebeians.The plebeians.The plebeians.The plebeians.The plebeians.
Could plebeians be consuls?
Yes they could, "As time went on, there became few legal differences between the plebeians and the patricians. The plebeians could be elected to the senate and even be consuls." Thanks, Unknown
Why did the plebeians refuse to join the roman army?
They felt that they didn't have a voice in the Senate.
Who was the central power of Rome?
In the ancient Roman Empire, the central power was the Emperor. During the Republic, power was more dispersed. The Senate had considerable power but that was modified by the Tribunes, elected by the plebeians, and by tradition.
How Rome was classed?
The citizens of Rome had a rigid social structure. At the beginnings of the city there were two classes of people, the patricians and the plebeians. The patricians being the "haves" and the plebeians the "have nots". After strikes and civil unrest the plebs won their rights. However as Rome grew, many other people came to live in the city and they were neither patrician nor plebeian, they were the proletariat. Some were poor, some were wealthy or grew wealthy. These wealthier citizens became a type of upper middle-class called the Equestrians, (a name taken from the old military order of equites.). The equestrians were primarily the businessmen and they were a powerful political group. Beneath them were the rest of the population, the average Gaius and Marcus. Next came the freedmen, former slaves, who could be wealthy, but were still "classed" below a freeborn man. At the bottom of the pile were the slaves.
How do you describe democracy in ancient rome?
Ancient Rome did not have a democracy, they had a republic. it was lead by a) the Senate: a group of male patricians who climbed the cursus honourum and made every financial and political decision for Rome. b) two consuls who changed every year: the consuls were required to climb the cursus honourum. The Senate chose the consul's and the plebeians would vote in groups (one vote per group) yes or no. If the result was not what the Senate wanted, they had the power to veto it. The plebeians were given very minimal rights (such as voting 'yes' or 'no') to keep them happy and stop them from uprising. Over the years the Plebeians fought for the right to their own government group called the Concilium Plebis. Over time it gained equal power to the Senate (*note: power not authority) This is a simplified version for Roman government :)
Why do you think plebeians were allowed to become members of the senate?
Let me think.........DK thats why I am here.
Who represented the plebeians in the senate?
The representatives of the plebeians (the commoners) were the plebeian tribunes. They were not representatives in the Roman senate. They were actually excluded from the seats of the senate. The institutions of the plebeians (the plebeian tribunes, the plebeian aediles, their assistants, and the Plebeian Council, the assembly of the plebeians to which the patrician aristocracy was excluded) were separate and independent from the institutions of the Roman state: the senate and the magistrates, or officers of state (the consuls, praetors, censors, curule aediles and quaestors). The senate was controlled by the patrician aristocracy and the wealthy entrepreneurial class, the equestrians. These tribunes presided over the Plebeian Council and could propose bills to the vote of this assembly (plebiscites). One of their tasks was to protect the plebeians from abuse by the officers of state through 'intercessio' , the right to stop actions deemed to be harmful to the plebeians. They could also veto a senatum consultum. This was a written opinion on bills which were submitted to the senate for consultation by the consuls or praetors (these were bills that were going to be put to the vote of the Assembly of the Soldiers). Although these were meant to be just advice, the consuls often followed them to the letter. If the plebeian tribunes deemed them to be against the interests of the plebeians, they could veto them.
