Patricians and Plebeians
Patricians: The patricians were the upper class, the nobility and wealthy land
owners.
Plebeians:
The plebeians were the lower class. They included everyone in ancient Rome (except for the
nobility, the patricians) from well-to-do tradesmen all the way down to the
very poor.
How you were picked into one of the classes you were born into one of them
Image source
http://serenitynaturalwellness.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/do-you-have-a-plebeian-mentality/
http://romanhistory.hubpages.com/hub/Roman-Patrician-Familie
Sources : http://rome.mrdonn.org/plebs.html
owners.
Plebeians:
The plebeians were the lower class. They included everyone in ancient Rome (except for the
nobility, the patricians) from well-to-do tradesmen all the way down to the
very poor.
How you were picked into one of the classes you were born into one of them
Image source
http://serenitynaturalwellness.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/do-you-have-a-plebeian-mentality/
http://romanhistory.hubpages.com/hub/Roman-Patrician-Familie
Sources : http://rome.mrdonn.org/plebs.html