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Ancient Rome
The time is 2,200 years ago. Who are the people in this
ancient city? Roman citizens are divided into two classes:
the patricians and the plebeians. The
patricians are a small group of rich
people. They are the government leaders
and have all the power. The rest are
plebeians. Workers such as farmers,
n. someone who is skilled at making things by hand
craftspeople
patrician craftspeople, and soldiers are plebeians.
They are poor and have no power.
plebeians
Unit 2 | Ancient Rome
