In Rome there were social classes. There were Patricians and Plebeians. Patricians were Romans who owned land. Plebieans worked for the Patricians. Patricians had a lot of influence when it came to political power. The plebes on the other hand had absolutely no political power and could not hold any office or priesthood. They did not like it and thus the Struggle of Orders. When the Republic becomes more of a democracy the Plebes have freedom in politics.
citation: "Crown of Italy". Commons Wikimedia. Feb 24, 2010.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Crown_of_Italy.svg
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