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 Roma...
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