Roman Republic Poeple

The ruling men of Rome for as long

as anyone could remember:

• knew the laws

• could be magistrates (judge court cases)

• could take important, powerful jobs

• owned land

• owned slaves to work for them

• Women

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Slaves

• Consuls

Ordinary freemen like farmers and tradesmen:

• could own land and slaves.

But Plebeians:

• did not know what the laws were

• could not get the important, powerful jobs

• could not outvote Patricians.

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Women

• Slaves

• Consuls

• were not allowed into the place laws were made

• they could not vote and had

• no say at all about laws

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Women

• Slaves

• Consuls

• had to obey their owners

• had no say at all

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Women

• Consuls

• Slaves

Two people who governed Rome.

They:

• could only be chosen from the Patricians

• were elected for one year

• both had to agree before any decisions were made.

• Patricians

• The Senate

• Consuls

• Magistrates

• were only Patrician men

• said what the laws meant

• judged court cases

• The Senate

• Magistrates

• The Assembly

• Patricians

• Made up of about 300 Patricians became held the position for life.

• gave advice to the judges and the Consuls.

• Consuls

• Magistrates

• The Assembly

• The Senate

All Roman citizens (Patrician and Plebeian) met in the Forum to vote on laws and to choose Patrician men for important jobs.

• only men

• the Patricians had more power than the Plebeians

• Patrician votes were always worth more than Plebeian votes.

• Consuls

• Magistrates

• The Assembly

• The Senate

Plebeian men who could stop a law being made and protect any Plebian in a law court .

• The Assembly

• Magistrates

• The Senate

• Tribunes

What does Republic mean?

• Common people in Rome.

• A form of government with elected leaders,

• Wars fought in Rome.

• A person trained to fight.