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Generally there were two broad definitions:

Patrician and Plebeian

Patricians came from 'old' families, although that did not necessarily make them rich. Most of the senators (especially in the early Republic) would have been patricians.

Plebeians were those whose ancestors had not achieved greatness (such as a consulship) - but they could be quite wealthy and rise to power (this was seen quite often in the Late Republic, with men such as Cicero and Marius).

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