Before and After 494 B.C.
Before and after 494 B.C., Roman citizens in government were changed dramatically. Before 494 B.C., the Patricians in Rome were a higher class than the Plebeians. After time, the Plebeians became angry. The Patricians were making laws that only the Plebeians had to follow. They were wealthy, mean, and unfair. The Plebeians were the ones who went to the army and were doing most of the town's work, yet, they were still treated unfairly. Because of the unfairness and injustice of the Patricians to the Plebeians, the Plebeians decided to go on strike. They avoided going to the army, stopped their work, and even some went out of Roman territory.The Patricians got scared of this. They finally allowed the Plebeians to be almost as equal to them. They gave the plebeians more rights, say in government, and allowed them to have a council of Plebeians. They also gave them representation in government by groups called Tribunes. The Tribunes had Veto power, which means they can forbid laws, rules, etc. In conclusion, the people in Rome wrote the 12 tables, a book of laws, to prevent problems from occurring again.
Before and after 494 B.C., Roman citizens in government were changed dramatically. Before 494 B.C., the Patricians in Rome were a higher class than the Plebeians. After time, the Plebeians became angry. The Patricians were making laws that only the Plebeians had to follow. They were wealthy, mean, and unfair. The Plebeians were the ones who went to the army and were doing most of the town's work, yet, they were still treated unfairly. Because of the unfairness and injustice of the Patricians to the Plebeians, the Plebeians decided to go on strike. They avoided going to the army, stopped their work, and even some went out of Roman territory.The Patricians got scared of this. They finally allowed the Plebeians to be almost as equal to them. They gave the plebeians more rights, say in government, and allowed them to have a council of Plebeians. They also gave them representation in government by groups called Tribunes. The Tribunes had Veto power, which means they can forbid laws, rules, etc. In conclusion, the people in Rome wrote the 12 tables, a book of laws, to prevent problems from occurring again.