Ancient Rome notes

Today in class we took notes off of the power point. Here are the notes that I took:
-Rule of kings is replaced by two consuls 
-consuls are elected officials 
-term of office: one year
-always aristocrats (patricians) 
-patricians their decent from famous ancestor, or pater
-duties: dealing justice, making law, commanding the army
-one consul could veto the other 
-fifth century BCE- patrician dominance of the government was challenged by the plebs
-plebs were 98% of the population
-plebs had to serve in the army, but could not hold office
-plebs were threatened with debt slavery
-plebs had no legal rights
-plebs were victims of discriminatory decisions in judicial traits
-Rome had no actual laws just unwritten customs
-patricians could interpret these to their own advantage
-plebs refused to serve on the military until...
-laws were written
-these laws were posted in public
-tribunes were elected
-SPQR- Senatus Populusque Romanum
-designates any decree or decision made by "the Roman Senate and People"

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