HIST 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rex Sacrorum, Plebs, Twelve Tables
19 Nov 2014
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Lecture 1: before rome: italians; greeks; and etruscans: winter semester syllabus. Can be generally defined as the period of time between the expulsion of the etruscan monarchs (ending with tarquinius) and the assumption of power by emperor augustus. In the 6th century, rome was one of the largest and wealthiest cities in italy. At the end of this century, however, rome entered into a period of great turbulence with the end of the monarchy and the beginning of the roman republic. Roman historians of later dates believed that a long conflict between two opposing groups, patricians and plebeians, characterised the first centuries of the roman republic. Patricians: members of the more privileged group of roman citizens; their status could be gained only by birth. Plebeians: also knows as plebs; members of the less privileged group of roman citizens; the term is used by the common people everywhere, often dismissively. The plebeians won the dispute between both groups.
