Tribunes of the Plebs
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Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tribunes of the Plebs canonical | 1 |
| tribunes of the plebs | 1 |
| tribuni plebis | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman political office
ⓘ
elected office ⓘ magistracy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
plebeian tribunes
ⓘ
Tribunes of the Plebs ⓘ
surface form:
tribuni plebis
|
| associatedAssembly | Concilium Plebis ⓘ |
| couldInterveneAgainst | unjust treatment of plebeians ⓘ |
| couldNotBe | patrician ⓘ |
| couldPropose | plebiscites ⓘ |
| couldVeto |
acts of consuls
ⓘ
acts of praetors ⓘ decrees of the Senate ⓘ legislation proposed in popular assemblies ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| createdAtEvent | first secession of the plebs ⓘ |
| createdDuring | Conflict of the Orders ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 494 BC ⓘ |
| electedBy |
Concilium Plebis
ⓘ
surface form:
Plebeian Council
|
| eligibilityRequirement | must be plebeian ⓘ |
| existedUntil | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| heldPower |
ability to convene the Plebeian Council
ⓘ
ability to convene the Senate ⓘ ability to propose legislation to the Plebeian Council ⓘ right of veto (intercessio) ⓘ sacrosanctity of person ⓘ |
| importantLaw |
Lex Hortensia
ⓘ
Lex Sacrata establishing sacrosanctity ⓘ |
| influencedOffice | tribunician power (tribunicia potestas) of Roman emperors ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Rome
|
| jurisdictionLimit | normally within one mile of Rome ⓘ |
| laterNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| legalPrivilege |
immunity from arrest by other magistrates
ⓘ
inviolability under lex sacrata ⓘ right to grant asylum in their presence ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolders |
Gaius Gracchus
ⓘ
Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger ⓘ Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ |
| opposedTo | patricians ⓘ |
| originalNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| plebiscitesBecameBindingOn | all Roman citizens after Lex Hortensia ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
check on patrician magistrates
ⓘ
instrument of popular politics ⓘ |
| powerReducedUnder | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| powerType | negative power of veto ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
protection of plebeians from magistrates
ⓘ
representation of plebeian interests ⓘ |
| reelectionPolicy | immediate reelection uncommon in early Republic ⓘ |
| socialClassRepresented | plebeians ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
tribuni plebis
this entity surface form:
tribunes of the plebs