Conflict of orders Flashcards
What are the conflict of orders
it is a cyclical warfare which causes plebians to become slaves
What war militarised the plebians
Punic war
Who and what are the plebian tribunes
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, and they are someone who represents the plebians and is their voice
What is a quorum
a set number of people in a meeting needed for it to be official
Who was Publius servilius
he was a patrician that represneted unity and peace
What did Publius servillius do to encourage the first secession
he gives prospect of having a voice and avoiding conflict
Who was Appius Claudius
Nasty and greedy patrician who wanted to crush the plebians
What did Appius Claudius do to encourage the first seccesion
Most of his actions caused civil unrest and he placed sevriuus men in chains when they returned from war which caused upset
Who was Valerius Publocola
He was a patrician who applealed to the plebs/people
What did Valerius Poblicola do to encourage the first secession
Defeated the Sabines, aequi and Volsci threat, seen as a hero, tried to get debt relief considered which didn’t work, idea of a voice
Who was Sicinus
Plebian ex soldier
What did Sicinus do to encourage the first secession
Started the succession, managed to demand debt relief, didn’t work but managed to create the plebian magistrate/tribunes
What is an agrarian law
a redistribution of land or a change to the way land is farmed
