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Historical Events: Conflict Of Orders In The Roman Republic

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Historical Event:Conflict of the orders
Summary (Who was involved, what happened, where and when did it take place):
The conflict of orders happened from 494 BC to 287 Bc in Rome. Their were two classes that were involved. The Plebeians class who consisted to the nobles and the aristocrats, the lower class who demanded orders that would correct the wrongs that had been done to them which insured 200 years of struggles and lead to the creation of laws to suppress the plebeians and who ended up creating an alliance between the two classes.
Source(s) (title and link to your information): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_the_Orders http://www.vroma.org/bmcmanus/orders.html http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/12tables.html

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The Plebeians were protesting peacefully. Until the Conflict of Orders started the plebeians had little to no effect in the government of Roman Republic. The Plebeians were corrupt and their money was getting into their heads.
¨At first only Patricians were allowed to stand for election to political office, but over time these laws were revoked, and eventually all offices were opened to the Plebeians¨. The effects of the Conflict of Orders is the twelve tables. According to iHistory guide.org
The Twelve tables is ¨A commission of ten men (Decemviri) was appointed (c. 455 B.C.) to draw up a code of law binding on both patrician and plebeian and which consuls would have to enforce¨

Essential Learning Target: I can explain the causes and effects of past

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