"Patricians" Example Sentences
1. The patricians ruled ancient Rome.
2. Conflicts between the plebeians and patricians continued for years.
3. The patricians formed the Roman aristocracy and held political power.
4. The plebeians fought for political rights against the patrician class.
5. Many of the early consuls and senators were patricians.
6. The patrician class traced their lineage to the founders of Rome.
7. Patricians owned large estates worked by slaves.
8. Patrician families formed ruling dynasties in early Rome.
9. Under the Republic, political tensions erupted between the plebs and patricians.
10. The patricians controlled access to most priesthoods and temple offices.
11. Over time, wealthy plebeians were absorbed into the patrician class.
12. Only patricians could become consuls in early Rome.
13. The patrician class formed Romes hereditary nobility.
14. Certain laws could only be enacted by patrician officials.
15. City offices were restricted to members of patrician families.
16. The plebeians fought for political rights long denied to them by patricians.
17. Most of Romes oldest priesthoods were limited to patricians.
18. Through marriage and adoption, plebeians slowly entered the patrician class.
19. Eventually plebeians were elected to most political offices alongside patricians.
20. The patricians held the plebeians in contempt for generations.
21. Patrician women wielded power and influence within their noble families.
22. The patricians formed the landed gentry of ancient Rome.
23. Eventually the distinction between patricians and plebeians became blurred.
24. The patricians formed the aristocracy that dominated Roman politics.
25. Over centuries, the divisions between plebeians and patricians lessened.
26. Conflict between patricians and plebeians shaped political reforms in Rome.
27. Patrician families produced many of Rome's important statesmen.
28. Only patrician families could add new members to their ranks.
29. The plebeians fought for the right to intermarry with patrician women.
30. Eventually equal political rights under Roman law ended patrician privileges.
31. Many patrician women championed rights for the lower classes.
32. The patrician class exemplified Roman values of honor and duty.
33. The plebeians fought for economic reforms against patrician control.
34. Patricians married within their closed aristocratic order.
35. The patricians practiced exclusivity and nepotism within their ranks.
36. Plebeians achieved political parity with patricians through centuries of struggle.
37. A few exceptional plebeians were inducted into the patrician order.
38. The senate and magistracies were dominated by patrician families for centuries.
39. Patrician lineages formed Romes oldest priestly colleges.
40. Over time, wealthy plebeian families began copying patrician lifestyles.
41. The plebeians built their own institutions as an alternative to patrician dominance.
42. Traditionally, patricians made marriage alliances within their aristocratic class.
43. Plebeian revolutionaries fought against rule by wealthy patrician politicians.
44. Many patrician families traced their lineage back to the kings of Rome.
45. The plebeian tribunes worked to break patrician power and privilege.
46. Over centuries the plebeians gained equality under the law with patricians.
47. The patricians belonged to Rome's most noble and ancient families.
48. The populares party championed plebeian interests against patrician dominance.
49. The lex Canuleia allowed intermarriage between plebeians and patricians.
50. Patricians formed Romes hereditary aristocracy under the Roman kings.
Common Phases
Conflicts between
patricians and plebeians
The patrician class
Patrician families
Patrician privileges
Patrician dominance
Patrician control
Patrician women
Patrician men
Patricians opposed/supported...
The split between
patricians and plebeians
Tensions between
patricians and plebeians
Divisions between
patricians and plebeians
With patrician power/influence...
Overthrow patrician rule
Fight against patrician rule/control
End patrician dominance
Break patrician power/authority
Limit patrician privileges
Some example sentences:
Conflicts between
patricians and plebeians shaped early Roman politics.
Patrician families formed Rome's hereditary nobility and aristocracy.
Over time, plebeians gained political power and reduced patrician privileges.
The plebeians fought to end exclusive patrician dominance of political offices.
The lex Canuleia allowed intermarriage between plebeians and
patricians, easing social tensions.
With patrician power waning, new noble families rose in prominence during the late Republic.
The populares party sought to overthrow patrician rule and usher in a new political order.
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