1. 3/8/11 BR – In ancient Rome____ were wealthy landowners who ran the government. ______ were common workers and merchants.
Today: Roman Class and Government Structure - give me your homework (not the folder)

2. Social Classes in Rome
Plebians (plebs) – Common workers, farmers, tradesmen, etc.
Patricians – Wealthy landowners, businessmen
Citizen – a free person of born in Rome or of a Roman citizen.

3. Cursus Honorum - “Course of Honors”
This was the path (ladder) most Roman men took to power.
It was a series of posts at different ages. You could
not repeat offices and had to follow the age limits.
You wanted to be elected “IN SUO ANNO” - in
your year.
Quaestor - 30 years
Aediels - 36 years
Praetor - 39 years
Consul - 42 years
Governor - Had to have been a consul (governed provinces)
Censor (censi means “to count”)- former consul

5. Assignment (extra credit)- Due
Make a chart of the cursus honorum.
Its ok to use the previous page. Include each position AND a description of duties and requirements.

6. Read pp
Plebians
Ultimate Solution for Rome
Patricians

7. The Roman Republic (509 B.C. – 27 B.C.)
THE TWELVE TABLES
451 B.C., officials carve Roman laws on twelve tablets and hung in Forum.
Laws confirm right of all free citizens to protection of the law
Become the basis for later Roman law

8. The Twelve Tables: Primary Source Review
What can we infer about Roman values based on the laws cited in the Twelve Tables?
How do the Twelve Tables compare to modern laws in the United States?