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Roscius, a tribune, ordered the distinction of places at public shows, betwixt the noblemen of Rome and the plebeians.
DRYDEN'S WORKS (13 OF 18): TRANSLATIONS; PASTORALSJOHN DRYDEN
The plebeians, raised to wealth and influence by Cosimo before his exile, now took the lead in the republic.
SKETCHES AND STUDIES IN ITALY AND GREECE, SECOND SERIESJOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS
This was felt by all classes, but especially by the small landed plebeians whose fields had been devastated.
HISTORY OF ROME FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES DOWN TO 476 ADROBERT F. PENNELL
The plebeians were now (about 475) as numerous as the patricians, if not more so.
HISTORY OF ROME FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES DOWN TO 476 ADROBERT F. PENNELL
During the interval the party of the plebeians had been at the head of affairs.
HISTORIC TALES, VOLUME 11 (OF 15)CHARLES MORRIS
Now, in the three Chambers which the three orders were thenceforward to form, there were two in which the plebeians predominated.
THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY FRANCE, VOLUME 2 (OF 6)HIPPOLYTE A. TAINE
The patricians and the more influential among the plebeians secured the major share of that wealth.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLDH. G. WELLS
The lands divided among the plebeians were given to them in ownership.
PLUTARCH'S LIVES, VOLUME IVAUBREY STEWART
The demand for the admission of plebeians to the consulate was thus met on the patrician plea that religion vetoed it.
THE EVOLUTION OF STATESJ. M. ROBERTSON
They were supported by the senate and the patricians, and had gained such power that they defied the plebeians.
HISTORIC TALES, VOLUME 11 (OF 15)CHARLES MORRIS

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