Plebeians

That part of the Roman population whose origin was among the conquered Latins. Plebeian is contrasted with the patrician nobility.

In contrast with the Plebians and Patricians, the Proletariat was the real lower class of ancient Rome.

We use the term patrician to refer to hereditary nobility, but the patricians had to start somewhere. That place was ancient Rome in the time of the 7 kings.

Timeline of the plebeians during the early Roman Republic.

Glossary entry on the Roman Plebeian Tribune.

The Plebeian Games were held annually in Ancient Rome from November 4th to 17th. The games were in honor of the god Jupiter and were held in the Circus Flaminius.

Highlights from the 12 Tables.

In the struggle of the orders, the plebians agitated for the formation of a written code of laws that came to be known as the twelve tablets.

The three-fold functions of the censors were to register citizens and their property, superintend new buildings and public works, and preserve the public morality.

The assembly of tribes gave one vote to each of thirty-five tribes which kept the urban dwellers from passing legislation that adversely affected the farmers.

The Populares started about the time of the Gracchi to help the people of Rome.

Glossary entry on the tribunes.

Profile of the Roman Tribunes.

The elements of Roman society during the period of kings and the Republic.

Servius Tullius reformed the voting, taxation, and military organizations of Rome so that plebeians could participate.