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Plebeians
General body of free Roman citizens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs[1] were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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