Roman Republic
The Conflict or Struggle between the Plebeians and Patricians
Roman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)
The Conflict or Struggle of the Orders was a political struggle between the Plebeians (commoners) and Patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 500 BC to 287 BC, in which the Plebeians sought political equality with the Patricians. It played a major role in the development of the Constitution of the Roman Republic.