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plebeian [plıˈbiːən] N ADJ

plebeian

平民(的) píngmín

plebeian

庶民(的) shùmín

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When plebeians began to be admitted, the size of the colleges was expanded. en.wikipedia.org

In time, the "comitia centuriata" legitimized the rise to power of a plebeian nobility, and plebeian consuls. en.wikipedia.org

Plebeian tribunes were not officially magistrates, since they were elected only by the plebeians. en.wikipedia.org

Interestingly, the movement opposed football, as a plebeian sport. en.wikipedia.org

In the context of this unequal status, plebeians would take action to secure concessions for themselves using the threat of secession. en.wikipedia.org

The magistracies were originally restricted to patricians, but were later opened to common people, or plebeians. en.wikipedia.org

The grand insulae is the highest level of plebeian housing. en.wikipedia.org

Originally patrician, the "gens" later included a number of plebeian families. en.wikipedia.org

In time, however, the differences between the plebeian aediles and the curule aediles disappeared. en.wikipedia.org

The secession was initially sparked by discontent about the burden of debt on the poorer plebeian class. en.wikipedia.org

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