Plebeians in a sentence

After the consulship had been opened to the plebeians, the plebeians were able to hold both the dictatorship and the censorship.

The plebeians accepted the offer, and accordingly two curule aediles were appointed—at first from the patricians alone, then from patricians and plebeians in turn, lastly, from either—at the Tribal Assembly under the presidency of the consul.

A comedy of suburban class and taboo ensues, propelled by the socialites, nudists and plebeians who dot this improbable journey — and by Neddy’s struggle to overcome them.

The Conflict of the Orders (5th to 3rd centuries BC) brought about significant gains for plebeians.

As an avid reader of William Shakespeare I understand how easy it is to manipulate plebeians.

Its highest-profile gig is the Mayor's Ball, but the rest of us plebeians can get down with the band at the Bootleg on Saturday night and at the Broadway Oyster Bar on Fat Tuesday.

Plebeians and Gentry at 80 Commercial St. in Portola is closing the restaurant for the time being.

But many others, celebrities and plebeians alike, are also toasting the 6 God and his 25 tracks of Instagram-worthy summer captions.

Abbott, 28 The plebeians called these new officials " plebeian tribunes ".

Abbott, 53 The plebeians had finally achieved political equality with the patricians.

Because few families were admitted to the patriciate after the expulsion of the kings, while the number of plebeians continually grew, the patricians continually struggled to preserve their wealth and influence.

Diana was regarded with great reverence and was a patroness of lower-class citizens, called plebeians, and slaves ; slaves could receive asylum in her temples.

Further laws attempted to relieve the burden of debt from plebeians by banning interest on loans.

In 131 BC, for the first time, both censors were plebeians.

In 450 BC, the decemviri produced the laws on ten tablets (tabulae), but these laws were regarded as unsatisfactory by the plebeians.

In early Rome, this was especially important for the patricians, who enjoyed tremendous status and privilege compared with the plebeians.

Lucius Cornelius Sulla 's reforms in 81 BCE raised the number of quaestors to 20 and the minimum age for a quaestorship was 30 for patricians (members of ruling class families) and 32 for plebeians (commoners).

Needing to acquire the assent of the population as a whole they paraded Lucretia through the streets summoning the plebeians to legal assembly in the forum.

Only plebeians were eligible for these offices, although there were at least two exceptions.

Only the People of Rome (both plebeians and patricians) had the right to confer these powers on any individual magistrate.