Conflict of orders Flashcards
Publius Servilius
He is a patrician who represented unity, he wanted to help with debt relief, he avoided conflict, however his attempts didn’t work
Appius Claudias Sabinus Regillensis
He was a nasty patrician who wanted to crush the plebians, he placed Publius Servllius men in chains when they returned from war and went against debt relief
Dictator Valerius
Made dictator by senate due to appius claudis complaining. (Senate) Patrician who appealed to the plebians he defeated the sabines, Aequi and Volsci, seen as a hero, tried to get debt relief, didnt work
Who was sicinus
Ex soldier - pleb, started the first succession and managed to demand debt relief which wasn’t got, but instead they got plebian magistrate
What hills did the plebians secretly meet on
Esquiline and Aventine hill
Why Did publius servilius men get chained
During a meeting about debt relief, latin horseman rode in saying the Volscii army was attacking allies of rome, serviluis vowed to help with debt relief if plebians helped defend, when returend they were put in chains by appius claudias
Appius Cladius Crassus
He was the worst of the family, pretended to help plebians but he caused second successiona
What was result of first succession
Sicinus was able not able to get debt relief but instead got plebian magistrates
Who was Appius Claudius (the young)
Son of Appius Claudias Sabinus Regillensis, was elected consul, he clashed with Volero Publilius, and was indicted by the tribunes, during this time he dies
What is the Decemvirate
A council of ten men who created law code. All patricians. Ome of these was Appius Cladius Crassus,
How do the Ten Tarquins form
When Cladius Crassusbecomes a hero, he is given power over the election process, he elected himself and 9 allies, and with this new power attacked the plebians, and created laws such as no intermarrage so protect patricians
Abduction of Virginia
Crassus lusted after a plebian girl, she was engaged to Lucius Icilius.
She refuses his attempts and he makes her a runaway slave (using a client) and puts her on trial. at trial she wants to contact father (Verginius)
Her BF storms in and says he wanted to rape virginia, Crassus says come back tommrow.
Father is there and they go back, he pronouces them as trairot and slave,
To save his daughter he stabs her “with my daughters blood i curse you”
Father escapes and runs to army,
Who are Lucuis Valeruis Potitus and Marcus Horatius
Consuls who opposed the ten tarquins
Events of second succesion
Father of virginia (Verginius) incites a succension by encouragins the amry to leave
Valeruis says they will speak to the army when consuls comeback, Decemberate stand down and Valerio-Horation laws are passed
Twelve table laws
Attendance in cournt, inheritance, intermarrage lift, theft
