OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198
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An official representing the plebeians and defending them against abuses of authority.
Revise: The First Secession and Early Plebeian Reforms (494-471 BC)The settlement created the office of tribune of the plebs. This was a major development: plebeians now had their own representatives to defend them, rather than relying entirely on sympathetic patricians.
- Revise: The Decemvirate, the Twelve Tables and the Laws of the 440s
A plebeian official who could intervene to protect citizens against magistrates; the office was restored after the overthrow of the decemvirs.