Intro Alright so I am not going to lie I was very excited about this weeks written assignment , I have been using the term Plebe for quite I while now as both a joke and as an insult. I mean it holds the same connotation as Peon ,Slave ,Serf , and the list could go on and on. Also Ancient Rome has been and always been one of my favorite Ancient nations if it qualifies as one , I think it does I mean they had one of the largest professional armies in early history that was not only know for there might but for there discipline. The created a for of government similar to the Greek Democracy called a republic and from a glancing look at it they seam to have improved on the few areas that caused Greek Democracy to fail. For example verses …show more content…
And after all this you are not allowed to vote, you heard me right you risked your life and now they will not even let you have a say in how the country you saved is run. What more they will not even tell you laws and the will basically run a gestapo type organization that will imprison you're friends and family. Oh and guess what there is nothing you can do about it because you don not know the laws , so they will tell you where to go, and what to eat and if you do not bring them the food they did not work for. They will imprison you our worse kill you this was the Kind of things that the Plebes had to endure under the reign of the Patricians And whats the most funny about it is that they only let people go our remotely changed the laws when they where about to have there heads removed from there shoulders. And I think this is what lead to the Plebeian revolt they noticed that the only time they got respect was when they met the Patricians with the threat of violence, and so they chose to use it to get there freedom. Because the Patricians in any ways where bullies and when you punch a bully in the face enough he will eventually leave you …show more content…
So with the ability to not vote, basically being the lowest on the totem pole , and being enslave because they fought the Patricians wars where all major Reasons the Plebes just to revolt. Final thoughts: In many ways this early struggle for freedom for the Plebes reminds me of the US and there struggle for freedom, we had just one the French and Indian war for them basically. And then they wanted to tax us for a War that we had fought in ,and pretty much saved them from because they could not get along with the French. And they wanted all of the new world for themselves. But it also makes me think of the fact that there is something in the human spirit that will always fight for there freedom. The freedom to pray to who they want, dress how they want, take the job that they want. And overall just to be free to pursue there hopes and dream as long as they do not hurt anyone else. But maybe that is just me Quotes on freedom "Today I choose life. Ever morning when I wake up I can choose joy,happiness,negativity and pain...to feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choice- today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but to embrace it."- Kevyn