The societal value of a lineage in Ancient Greek society can be better understood by examining wealth...
Class
Certain personal privileges are afforded to all peers and peeresses, but the main distinction of a peerage...
The term “gentry” by itself is a construct that historians have applied loosely to rather different societies....
To this day we say: “a man who is worth his salt.” In ancient Rome, this was...
The notion of social class is still questioned as it becomes even more difficult to define in...
It was justified by reference to historical myths that nobles and servile peasants were separated by courage...
Different classes of people, the occupations they held, and what nationality they were played a role in...
Popular uprisings and resistance to taxation played havoc with the nine departments into which the National Assembly...