Chapter
The Impact of Patrician-Plebe Conflict
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The ban on patrician-plebe marriage prevented plebeians from holding high office and resulted in a cycle of conflict that eventually led to legal reforms, resulting in a stronger legal position for plebeians to resist patrician tyranny.
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The illegality of patrician-plebeian marriage in ancient Rome led to a systematic oppression of plebeians by patricians, and eventually to a cycle of conflict and reform that diluted the patrician's hold on power, leading to the codification of laws and leaving plebeians in a stronger legal position.
13:23 - 15:23 (01:59)
Ancient Rome
Summary
The illegality of patrician-plebeian marriage in ancient Rome led to a systematic oppression of plebeians by patricians, and eventually to a cycle of conflict and reform that diluted the patrician's hold on power, leading to the codification of laws and leaving plebeians in a stronger legal position.