There were two great times of social disturbence in the Roman era. The first upheaval occurred in circa 445 BC. The second upheaval took place during Julius Caesar's term of dictatorship. This took place about 45 BC. In both these cases the classes changed and were allowed rights that they haven't had before. During the Struggle of Orders, the pleabeains wanted representation in the senate. During the late republic, many aristocrats were buying the farms from the small farmers. Due to this the farmers had no where but the army to turn for money. So in the late republic a leader by the name of Scipio Aemilianus gave there soldiers' land to cultivate after their term in the army was over.
Before the Struggle of Orders, the pleabeins did not have any representation in the senate. Representation is exactly what they had wanted. They wanted a voice because they didn't think that they were being heard. The patricians at that time the only men allowed in the s
In conclusion, there were two great upheavals during the roman era. The first one accrued during the Struggle of Orders in which the plebeians gained a voice in the senate through the Tribunes. This made the Roman law more rounded and fairer to everyone. The second upheaval was in the late republic after war, the soldiers were given land to farm. This helped the whole roman economy because if the farmers had no were to go, the city would not have been able to support all of these people. They needed to make a living on their own. I believe that every upheaval Rome benefited in one way or another.
enate. They were protected by anybody in the senate. The plebeians were right; the men of the senate only made laws that benefited themselves. They would not make laws that changed their lives in the least. I believe that the plebeians benefited from the Struggle of Orders. Before hand they were given no voice in the senate of Rome. Afterwards the plebeians were allowed representation.
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