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Which were the main groups that competed for power in the early Roman Republic?
Patricians (wealthy land owners who held the most power) and the plebeians (common farmers, artisans and merchants who made up most of the population).The major power struggles in the very early republic were between the Patricians and the Plebeians. In the later republic, the power struggles were between the Optimists and the Populists.
Patricians and plebians?
These are the two social classes in ancient Rome. Patricians were the wealthy land owners while the plebeians were the subordinate farmers, merchants and artisans. In early Rome only patricians could hold any political office, but that was changed by mass exoduses by plebeians rallying for political reform. The patrician class was so small the city of Rome in and of itself could not be run without the plebeians there to help.
What was the balance of political power between patricians and plebeians during the conflict of the orders in 494 BCE?
In the Early Republic the patricians monopolised political power. The senators were exclusively patrician and the consuls (the two annually elected had of the city and the army were also patricians.
What are the main differences between a gryphon and a griffin?
The main difference between a gryphon and a griffin is the spelling. Both terms refer to the same mythical creature, which is a combination of a lion and an eagle. The spelling "gryphon" is more commonly used in modern times, while "griffin" is the traditional spelling.
The roman republic was divided into which two main social classes?
In the 400s, Many countries, barbarians, tribes, & rebel armies attacked the roman empire,it enventualy caused half of it to be conquered. the area they conquered was called the western roman empire, & the otherp part that was left over was called the byzantine empire. the capital of the western roman empire was Rome & the capital of the Byzantine empire was Contantinople. both sides were eventualy conquered. the western was conquered by the barbarians in I mentioned at the beggining in 476 & the byzantine by the Ottomon empire in 1453 after a 40 day battle. but through all this carnage, Rome still stands to this day as one of the oldest cities on Earth.....but to a different Alliegance
