Patrician – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas

Class Struggle in Ancient Rome

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 13 May 2020 19:23:43 +0000

To this day we say: “a man who is worth his salt.” In ancient Rome, this was literally

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 13 May 2020 19:23:32 +0000

It was a full scale political revolution carried out by less advantaged Romans that redefined the Roman government

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:35:32 +0000

The patricians were distinct from the plebeians because they had wider political influence, at least in the times

Matthew McIntosh — Sat, 04 May 2019 17:34:24 +0000

With the establishment of the medieval towns, Italian city-states and maritime republics, the patriciate was a formally defined

Matthew McIntosh — Sat, 04 May 2019 17:33:58 +0000

According to Livy, the first 100 men appointed as senators by Romulus were referred to as “fathers” (“patres”).