The Plebeian Revolt In this academic endeavor, the examination of how the economic and political disparities between the plebeians – meaning “the many” (Wasson, 2014), and the patricians – from the Latin patres meaning “fathers” (Wasson, 2014) decisively evolved into the plebeian revolt against the system of their governance; or, rather, against those who established and maintained it. Also, the undertaking to extrapolate the reasoning behind calculated attempts of the patricians to frequently reinforce a doomed system will be briefly reviewed and analyzed. Although, by virtue of their numerical majority in power in the expulsion of the Etruscan monarchy, the plebeians were invested substantially beyond the patricians, yet were denied the “chief fruits” (Morey, 1901) of war. The patricians lived in a wall-fortified city; whereas the plebleians' military service cost them their farming livelihoods that resulted in “insurmountable debt” (Rennebohmm, …show more content…
In response to the first secession, the patricians established two “tribunes of the people” (Morey, 1901) for the plebeians; who were later disrespected and disregarded by the patricians. Eventually, after years of class identification struggles, the plebeians had the right to choose their own assembly members – tribunes and aediles, entitled “lex Pubilia” (Shindler, 2014). However, the journey to secure “political equality” (Encyclopædia Britannica, 2015) proved to be an arduous and tedious campaign. In view of their tenacity and non-violent strategies for equality, in my opinion, the plebeians displayed true nobility. Likewise, their economical and cultural diversity showcased the strength of inclusiveness versus the vulnerability of