Two things determined your class position in Roman society, your birth and your wealth. Your birth was the most important. If you were born a Patrician, you were always a Patrician, even though you may be impoverished. Wealth played a part in class distinction as a poor person could acquire wealth and raise his position to the Equestrian class and in some cases higher.
The lower class in ancient Roman society were the Plebians.
Patricians.
Patrician for the top class, and Equestrian for the next class.
The patricians
Gladiators were mostly slaves. There were some Roman citizens who volunteered to be gladiators and became infames, the lowest layer of Roman society.
The lower class in ancient Roman society were the Plebians.
The commoners in Roman society were the proletariat. They were free men, but did not belong to either the patrician class, the plebeians class or the equite class.
Roman society was class structured. Ancestors and wealth were the measuring rods of the classes.
D.Slavery was not determined by race.
Patricians.
Patrician for the top class, and Equestrian for the next class.
The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.The seating in the Colosseum, or in any other Roman amphitheater for that matter, was strictly determined by class. The emperor, senators, Vestals, equites and commoners all had their allotted places.
Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.Any freeborn Roman citizen of the first class could stand for election and serve as a magistrate in Roman society.
Plebeians - more to the lower class/lower middle class Equestrians - middle class only
Patricians
The patricians were an ancient Roman social class. They were the so-called upper class of Roman society, with most, but not all, being wealthy and having political power.
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