the merchants are the plebeians
The Roman civilisation had the patricians, who were the aristocrats, and the plebeians, who were the commoners. However, these were not the only two groups. There were also the equites (equestrians, cavalrymen) who were a group of bankers, moneylenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining.
Patricians and Plebeians
Patricians were frightened because without plebeians patricians would be helpless if an enemy struck at rome.
The plebeians were the commoners. The patricians were the aristocracy.
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The patricians were the aristocracy and the plebeians were the commoners.
The patricians were the aristocracy and the plebeians were the commoners.
The Roman civilisation had the patricians, who were the aristocrats, and the plebeians, who were the commoners. However, these were not the only two groups. There were also the equites (equestrians, cavalrymen) who were a group of bankers, moneylenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining.
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.
The patricians were the aristocrats and the plebeians were the commoners.
Patricians and Plebeians
Patricians were frightened because without plebeians patricians would be helpless if an enemy struck at rome.
Patricians were frightened because without plebeians patricians would be helpless if an enemy struck at rome.
The war between the patricians and the plebeians was/is called "the Conflict of the Orders"
The plebeians were the commoners. The patricians were the aristocracy.
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.
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