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The patricians in ancient Rome were of the same status as aristocrats in Greek society. [9] Being of the noble class meant that patricians were able to participate in government and politics, while the plebeians could not. This privilege was important in ancient Roman history and eventually caused a large divide between the two classes.
The Conflict of the Orders or the Struggle of the Orders was a political struggle between the plebeians (commoners) and patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 500 BC to 287 BC in which the plebeians sought political equality with the patricians.
Clientela continued into the late Roman society, spanning almost the entirety of the existence of ancient Rome. [2] Patricians also exclusively controlled the office of the censor, which controlled the census, appointed senators, and oversaw other aspects of social and political life. Through the censors, patricians were able to maintain their ...
This category includes the members of the patrician social class of Ancient Rome. For the holders of the late Roman and Byzantine title of patrician ( patricius , patrikios ), use Category:Patricii .
From the Patrician State to the Patricio-Plebeian State. Amsterdam: A.M. Hakkert. Horsfall, Nicholas (2003). The Culture of the Roman Plebs. London: Duckworth. Millar, Fergus (2002). The Crowd In Rome In the Late Republic. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Mitchell, Richard E. (1990). Patricians and plebeians: The origin of the Roman ...
This event, although far from resolving all the economic and social inequalities between patricians and plebeians, nevertheless marked an important turning point in Roman history as it gave rise to the formation of a new type of patrician-plebeian nobility which, allowing continuity in the government of the republic, constituted one of the main ...
The gens Fabia was one of the most ancient patrician families at ancient Rome. The gens played a prominent part in history soon after the establishment of the Republic, and three brothers were invested with seven successive consulships, from 485 to 479 BC, thereby cementing the high repute of the family. [1]
Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios at Rome.. The gens Cornelia was one of the greatest patrician houses at ancient Rome. [1] For more than seven hundred years, from the early decades of the Republic to the third century AD, the Cornelii produced more eminent statesmen and generals than any other gens.