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What is the importance of tribune?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

There were two types of tribunes: the military tribunes and the plebeian tribunes. The military tribunes were young officers who were seconded to the staff of the commander of a legion. The importance of this office is that it was the first step on the ladder of the career in public office.

The plebeian tribunes were the representatives of the plebeians, the commoners. They were formed to defend the poor plebeians from abuse by the consuls (the two annually elected heads of the republic) and the rich during a rebellion in which the poor plebeians instituted both the plebeian tribunes and the Plebeian Council. They were elected by this council and they presided over it. They could present bills to the vote of this council. Originally the patricians refused to recognize these laws as binding to all Roman citizens, arguing that they could apply to the plebeians, but not the patricians. Eventually they were recognised as binding on all citizens. During the Late Republic, the plebeians tribunes became the main proposers of bills (previously these were the consuls) and the Plebeian Council became the main voting body for bills.

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9y ago

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