Plebeians were average working citizens of Rome – farmers, bakers, builders or craftsmen – who worked hard to support their families and pay their taxes. Over the course of this period, early forms of ...

Society in ancient Rome was split into two classes, the patricians and the plebeians, or plebs. Patricians were the aristocrats. Legend has it that the original 100 patricians were chosen by Rome’s ...

The collapse of the Roman Republic offers salutary lessons for those who wish to strengthen democracy. We should heed the lessons of history. Cicero denounces Catiline, who sought to overthrow the ...