CLAS 1P92 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Mobility, Praetor, Roman Citizenship
22 Jan 2016
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Organising structures of roman society cannot make new laws but you could tweak the old ones. Shared power of s. p. q. r: senatus populus poplulus que romanus (the senate. The government is shared by the public at large and pope of rome) Protected by the law no matter where they are. Peoples place in society was governed by their status (birth, income) Patricians (patres): original people of rome; from the time of romulus. Origionally only patricians could wear a toga. Res publica: citizens vote magistrates to office. Depending on your status your vote has a different weight. Depends on the voting assembly they went too. Comitia contoriata (century(army) council organised by rome) 1 equites (knights, 5 grades) rich but no political office. All voted in the century (army) council. Regulated senate membership: immoral behaviour, inadequate wealth. Century army council favoured plebeian and wealth citizens. 5th century struggle of the orders obtained political party for plebeians.
