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The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

The plebeians rebelled because they wanted their civil rights and the opportunities that came with them.

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The Plebians revolted against the government. They did it coz they were mistreated.

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Q: Why did the plebeians rebel against the patricians in 494 bce?
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How would you describe the Conflict of the Orders?

It was a political struggle between the Plebeians (commoners) and Patricians (aristocrats) in the Roman Republic 494 to 287 BCE, with the Plebeians pursuing political equality with the Patricians.


What year did Rome plebeians rebel leading to the creation of the republic?

The Republic was created in 509 BC. It was not the result of a plebeian rebellion. Many historians think that the rebellion was led by the patricians. The first plebeian rebellion occurred later, in 494 BC.


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Why did the plebeians establish teir own assembly in 494 BC?

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Who struggled longest and hardest before winning political equality in Rome?

The plebeians (the commoners) fought the Conflict of the Orders ( 494 BCE to 287 BCE) to gain power-sharing with the Patricians (the aristocracy)


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Why did the Roman plebeians go on strike in 494 BC?

Because they refused to serve in the army.


What was the goal of the plebeians in demanding the Law of the Twelve Tables?

The goal of the plebeian was to have clear, written, and published laws. Prior to the Law of the Twelve Tablets, Rome did not have a written code of law. Laws had been religious rules which were kept secret by the priests (who were patricians) and the proceedings of the senate were not published. In particular, the plebeians wanted protections against the abuse of defaulting debtors by creditors (who were patricians) who imprisoned them, tortured them and sometimes sold them as slaves. This was the issue which had led to the first plebeian rebellion 44 years earlier (in 494 BC), the creation of the plebeian movement and the beginning of the Conflict of the Orders (between patricians and plebeians). Some of the provisions of the law law established procedures for the conduct of the trials of defaulting debtors which provided a degree of protection. It also clarified the rules for the arrest of citizens. In those days there was not a police force and citizens were arrested by other citizens.


Why did many Romans protest for equal rights?

The Romans did not protest for equal rights. All Roman citizens had equal rights. From 494 B.C. to 287 B.C. there was the Conflict of the Orders between patricians (the aristocrats) and plebeians (the commoners). The poor plebeians protested about their economic grievances: the abuse of defaulting debtors by creditors, the interest rates of credit and shortages of land for the poor to farm. The rich plebeians fought for power sharing with the patricians, who in the Early Roman Republic monopolised the consulship (the consuls wee the two annually elected heads of the republic) and the seats of the senate.


What roles did plebeians and the patricians take in the early government?

We do not have much information about the period of the monarchy (753-509 BC). The patrician aristocracy sat in the (unelected) senate, which was the advisory body of the king. We do not know of plebeians (the commoners) were admitted to the senate by the king. During the period of the republic (509-27 BC) the patricians monopolised political power by monopolising the office of the consulship (the consuls were the two annually elected heads of the republic), the seats of the senate and the priesthoods. In 494 BC the 200-year conflict of the orders between patricians and plebeians started. The poor plebeians fought for their economic grievances (indebtedness, the abuse of defaulting debtors by creditors, who were wealthy patricians, the interest rates of loans, and shortages of land for the poor). The rich plebeians fought for power-sharing with the patricians. Eventually they obtained what they wanted. They gained aces to the consulship and the other offices of state which were crated as the republic evolved, the seats of the senate and some of the priesthoods. They also gained the rank of equite (equestrian, cavalryman), which was the second social order of Roman society and became part of a patrician-(rich) plebeian aristocracy. At this point they turned their back of the poor plebienas whose grievances were not addressed properly .


Why did they force the patricians to give plebeians the rights they demanded?

The plebeians had an organised movement. Plebeian agitations were a constant feature in the Early Republic. The plebeian movement originally created a state within the state. They seceded in 494 BC. They left Rome en masse and threatened to establish a new city to the northwest of Rome. They did so out of disaffection with the patrician-controlled Roman state which had failed to respond to their demands for protection against the abuse of defaulting debtors by creditors who imprisoned them, tortured them and sometimes even sold them as slaves. The secession also gave more effectiveness to the plebeian's main weapon in the early days: the refusal to join the army. This was a serious matter because at that time Rome was under constant attack by three of its neighbouring peoples. The plebeians created their leaders, the plebeian tribunes, and assembly, the plebeian council. When they returned to Rome, they turned the Aventine Hill into a something like a separate state. Here they made their own decisions independently from the consuls and senate. In the early days direct action was what gave the plebeians bargaining power. Over time, more and more concessions were made. It has to be noted that there were differences in the interests of the rich plebeians who led the plebeian movement and the poor plebeians. The rich plebeians wanted access to the offices of state which were the preserve of the patricians. The poor plebeians had economic grievances. The rich plebeian leaders won their struggle with the help of liberal patricians who supported reform. The rich plebeians were co-opted into the establishment. This led to the creation of a patrician-plebeian oligarchy. At this point the rich plebeians turned their backs on the poor plebeians. The economic grievances of the poor plebeians were not addressed properly.


How did the struggle between the patricians and the plebeian affect roman government?

The Roman government broadened its scope after the struggle. The Plebeians received attention from the government and enjoyed the protection of their civil rights. The government revoked the patriciansâ?? sole right to serve in the government.