Tribunes had ability to Veto, or prohibit, and forbid in Latin, Roman language. It was their responsibilities to protect the plebeians, or common people, and it was their responsiblites to not make any silly rules. That's why the laws were written down on 12 bronze table because many office people made up the rules. They didn't wanted to punised with out knowing what they did wrong, so tribunes protected plebians.
Originally there were two tribunes elected, but by the end of the republic their number had grown to ten.
The rights of the plebeians were represented by the tribunes.
The Roman Republic lasted 482 years.
Athenian democracy, Roman Republic, Roman Empire
Roman society was divided into the patricians (the aristocracy), the equites (equestrians) who were bankers, money lenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining, and the plebeians (the commoners). there were also slaves and freedmen
The Tribunes were a crucial part of the ancient Roman republic. Citizens elected Tribunes. Their purpose was to protect the common man from unfair laws and policies.
The government of the Roman Republic.
one year.
Originally there were two tribunes elected, but by the end of the republic their number had grown to ten.
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The plebeians were the social group that elected the tribunes.
They were the tribunes. There were two of them for every city-state
The members of the senate that spoke for the Roman Republic were given the name the Tribunes.
Originally there were two, but by 449 BC the number had increaed to ten.
The ancient city of Rome had tribunes, consuls, and senators. These were the various levels of elected political officials in the Roman Republic.
The tribunes were the officials that looked after the interests of the Plebs.