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The patricians were the aristocracy. They were owners of large landed estates, intellectuals and politicians. The plebeians were the commoners. Originally they included both the rich and the poor. Then the wealthy moneylenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining were given the status of equites (equestrians), which was like a lower tier of the aristocracy. The word plebeian became more associated with the poor.

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