People of Ancient Rome
When only one group knows the laws.
Patricians
The ruling men of Rome for as long
as anyone could remember: The Patricians had to:
•knew the laws • fight for Rome
•could be magistrates (judge court cases) • pay taxes
•could take important, powerful jobs • help rule Rome.
•owned land
•owned slaves to work for them.
Plebeians
Ordinary freemen like farmers and
tradesmen:
•could own land and slaves.
But Plebeians:
•did not know what the laws were
•could not get the important, powerful jobs
•could not outvote Patricians.
Women were not allowed:
•into the place laws were made
•they could not vote and had
no say at all about laws.
Slaves:
•had to obey their owners
•had no say at all.
The Plebeians had to:
•fight for Rome
•pay taxes.
