Around 500 B.C, The Patricians and Plebeian Classes together made up the Early Republic.They did not have the same equal rights, but both had some reasons, unlike slaves. They differed economically and politically which led to what become the plebeian revolt in Rome.
At the top of the social order was the patrician class. Patricians carried many similarities to aristocrats and the nobles. The Patrician class held the most power in Rome, for example, they even control the government. The plebeian class, on the other hand, were below the patricians, which was made up of working-class people. At the beginning of the Roman Republic, tensions between these groups started to grow, leading to the Struggle of the Orders.
The patricians owned most of the land inside the city of Rome, including the government. For example, "the patricians were !the wealthy landowners that had a house in the town and a villa in the country run by slaves "(Morey, 1901). Meanwhile, the plebeians got parcels of land outside the area of the city
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As a Roman citizen; The plebeians were expected to fight in Rome's military to defend the Republic. As stated by Morey," they decided that they would no longer serve in the army, but leave the patricians to fight their battles." The plebeians also knew that the patricians could not win the war without the help.The patricians knew that the loss of the plebeian army would be the end of Rome. So, instead of fighting, the plebeians decided to strike; they were not going to fight for the Republic, but they also were going to form their separate government. So they made a deal that the debts of all persons who were insolvent would cancel; and that those who are in imprison on account of debt should be released. Due to this first secession, many new offices were open to help the plebeians from any further acts on the part of the patrician