The first secessio plebis of 494 B.C. in ancient Rome. This was a dispute between the patrician ruling class and the plebeian underclass initially sparked by discontent about the burden of debt on the poorer plebeian class. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
The first secessio plebis of 494 B.C. in ancient Rome. This was a dispute between the patrician ruling class and the plebeian underclass initially sparked by discontent about the burden of debt on the poorer plebeian class. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
Crédit:
Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive