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  2. Conflict of the Orders - Wikipedia

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    In addition, after the consulship had been opened to the plebeians, the plebs acquired a de facto right to hold both the Roman dictatorship and the Roman censorship [6] since only former consuls could hold either office. 356 BC saw the appointment of the first plebeian dictator, [13] and in 339 BC the plebeians facilitated the passage of a law ...

  3. Tribune of the plebs - Wikipedia

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    If a magistrate, the senate, or any other assembly disregarded the orders of a tribune, he could "interpose the sacrosanctity of his person" to prevent such action. Even a dictator (and presumably an interrex) was not exempted from the veto power, [7] although some sources may suggest the contrary. [1] The tribunes could veto acts of the Roman ...

  4. Crisis of the Roman Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Republic in 100 BC. For centuries, historians have argued about the start, specific crises involved, and end date for the crisis of the Roman Republic. As a culture (or "web of institutions"), Florence Dupont and Christopher Woodall wrote, "no distinction is made between different periods."

  5. Senate of the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Senate of the Roman Empire was a political institution in the ancient Roman Empire. After the fall of the Roman Republic, the constitutional balance of power shifted from the Roman Senate to the Roman Emperor. Beginning with the first emperor, Augustus, the Emperor and the Senate were technically two co-equal branches of government. In ...

  6. Plebeian council - Wikipedia

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    Roman Kingdom – Period of Roman history (c. 753 – c. 509 BC) Roman Republic – Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC) Roman Empire – Territory ruled by Rome and period of Roman history; Roman law – Legal system of Ancient Rome (c. 449 BC – AD 529) Centuria – A military unit in Ancient Rome originally consisting of 100 soldiers

  7. During the second phase, the Plebeians completely overthrew the Patrician aristocracy, and since the aristocracy was overthrown simply through alterations to the Roman law, this revolution was not violent. The third phase saw the emergence of a joint Patricio-Plebeian aristocracy, along with a dangerous military situation that helped to ...

  8. Senate of the Roman Republic - Wikipedia

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    Ultimately, if there was no veto, and the matter was of minor importance, it could be voted on by a voice vote or by a show of hands. If there was no veto, and the matter was of a significant nature, there was usually a physical division of the house, where senators voted by taking a place on either side of the chamber. [1]

  9. Secessio plebis - Wikipedia

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    Secessio plebis (withdrawal of the commoners, or secession of the plebs) was an informal exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens between the 5th century BC and 3rd century BC., similar in concept to the general strike.