plebeians

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Gladiatorial culture developed with the rise of what were known as games, or those events put on by elite Romans for plebeians and others socially beneath them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But there are good deals for us plebeians if you know where to look.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

While the common people of ancient Rome were called plebeians, which word was used for a member of the Roman aristocracy?

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2023

How did the plebeians win concessions from the ruling patricians during the Struggle of the Orders?

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Publilius from this moment had considerable weight with the plebeians, who made him one of their Tribunes; and he at once proposed a large measure of reform in the mode of electing those officers.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?