OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198
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A member of Rome’s privileged hereditary aristocratic order, which dominated the government of the early Republic.
Revise: Internal Tensions and External Military ChallengesPatricians belonged to the privileged aristocratic families; plebeians were the other free Roman citizens. This was a distinction of status, not simply another way of saying ‘rich’ and ‘poor’.
- Revise: The First Secession and Early Plebeian Reforms (494-471 BC)
A member of Rome’s hereditary aristocratic group, which dominated political office in the traditional account of the early Republic.