Plebeians were average working citizens of Rome – farmers, bakers, builders or craftsmen – who worked hard to support their families and pay their taxes. Over the course of this period ...

They and their families became known as the patricians (aristocratic class), while the rest of Rome’s free population were plebeians. Over time, other classes would emerge such as the equites ...

The majority of the population were known as plebeians and they had to work ... They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to be property. They did a wide variety of work ...