Plebeians were members of the plebs, the hereditary social class of commoners in ancient Rome. Their exclusion from political power by the patricians, who claimed to be the descendants of the first senators, led to Conflict of the Orders, a centuries-long struggle for equal political rights for plebeians, which saw the creation of the Twelve Tables and other laws.
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@Hermionejh America is a Republic with a Democratic organized governing structure; that doesn’t translate into freedom or liberty… just ask the #plebeians of the late #RomanRepublic