Plebeians

Distributing bread to plebeians

In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs[1] were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.

  1. ^ Wright, Edmund, ed. (2006). The Desk Encyclopedia of World History. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-7394-7809-7.