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Definition of Plebeian

Plebeian
Plebeian Ple*be"ian, n. 1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician. 2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.

Meaning of Plebeian from wikipedia

- In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other...
- aediles: the first were the "plebeian aediles" (Latin: aediles plebis) and possession of this office was limited to plebeians; the other two were "curule...
- plebeians (commoners) could p**** legislation (called plebiscites), elect plebeian tribunes and plebeian aediles, and try judicial cases. The Plebeian...
- tribune of the people or plebeian tribune (Latin: tribunus plebis) was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout...
- between the patricians and the plebeians. The status of patricians gave them more political power than the plebeians, but the relationship between the...
- The Plebeian (Spanish: El plebeyo) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Rosita Arenas, Raúl Martínez and Chula Prieto...
- Certain gentes were classified as patrician, others as plebeian; some had both patrician and plebeian branches. The importance of the gens as a social structure...
- between the plebeians (commoners) and patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 500 BC to 287 BC in which the plebeians sought political...
- agris dandis adsignandis). Gaius Terentilius Harsa, a plebeian tribune, wished to protect the plebeian po****tion by curtailing the power of the Roman consuls...
- The Plebeian Games (Latin Ludi Plebeii) were an ancient Roman religious festival held November 4–17. The games (ludi) included both theatrical performances...