the conflict betwen the common and noble classes in roman society the repubican era (509-27 BC)

Abstract

This research shows the structure of Roman society distributed among several classes, in the Republican era (509-27 BC), into three main classes: the aristocracy or the nobility class, the knightly class, and the common class, which is the poor and destitute lower class, which always demands its rights. And its duties and participation in political life. It also examines the causes of the conflict between the noble and common classes, which led to the common people carrying out several revolutions that led as a result to the development of legislation for citizens to know their rights and duties, called the Twelve Laws. The common class continued to struggle until the end of the Republican era, and obtained its social and economic rights. It also obtained equality in political positions with the nobility, as in 356 BC the first judicial praetor was elected. In 278 BC, the famous Lex Hortensia was issued, which witnessed the birth of the tribal council, and liberated the decisions and laws that It was issued subject to the approval of the Senate Council, and after the Punic Wars, the new aristocratic class emerged, dominated the Senate, and assumed the reins of government in an undisputed manner since the first half of the second century.