Ancient Rome witness a class of the rich and the poor. According to cavazzi (2012), the Patricians were apparently the wealthy class of people who acquired enormous properties such as lands, houses, and other valuable belongings. The Patricians were the aristocrats and noblemen who control the government of ancient Rome. This classic position of the Patricians, even though they were a small number of wealthy Roman families, enables them to dominate, rule, and …show more content…
The Plebeians were the working class citizens whose contributions to the Army ensure the survival of Rome during wars. While they were political and economically marginalized, they resolved to recuse themselves from the Roman army; therefore, deserting their generals and proposing to begin an independent city. This development brought the Patricians to the reconciliation table and enacted reforms that improved the living standard of the Plebeian people. The Plebeian revolt was, therefore, a huge success by all accounts because, for the first time, the Plebeians acquired a position in Rome, which they had never had prior to the