Patricians vs. Plebeians The Ancient Roman Society Consisted of the Plebeians who were poor and made up of 95% of the society, and the Patricians who were rich and made up of 5% of the society. The Plebeians and Patricians lived very different lifestyles with different food, clothing, and housing. The Plebeians had almost no representation in the government while the Patricians had lots of representation in the government. This conflict between the Patricians and the Plebeians led to the conflict of orders because the Plebeians wanted more say in the government. The Plebeians had to work for the army and risk their lives while the Patricians told them what to do and didn’t risk their lives. The Plebeians revolted and caused the Conflict of Orders which shaped the government of Rome. …show more content…
The Plebeians were very poor and lived in the worst part of Rome, while the Patricians were very rich and lived in the best parts of the city. The Plebeians had to do all of the work for the Patricians like paying taxes and working in the army and they lived in the messiest part of Rome, while the Patricians had to do almost no work and lived in the nicest part of Rome. The Plebeians had to do all of the work but they did not get equal representation in the government, and this inequality caused resentment with the poor.
In the Ancient Roman society, the Plebeians had almost no representation in the government even though they made up of 95% of the inhabitant of Rome. They couldn’t vote, they couldn’t veto laws etc. On the other hand, the Patricians had more representation in the government even though they only made up of 5% of the inhabitant of Rome. They could vote, and veto laws. Since the largest class in Rome, the Plebeians, had to do all the dirty work, and the smallest class, the patricians, had all the say in the government, this conflict led to the Conflict of Orders to