Servian reforms
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The Servian reforms were a set of early Roman constitutional and military changes that reorganized citizens into classes based on wealth, reshaping Rome’s army, voting assemblies, and social structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman reform
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constitutional reform ⓘ military reform ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
Comitia Centuriata
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Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman social hierarchy ⓘ Roman voting system ⓘ |
| appliedIn | Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| basisOfClassification |
ability to equip oneself for war
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amount of property owned ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdClass |
fifth class of citizens
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first class of citizens ⓘ fourth class of citizens ⓘ proletarii ⓘ second class of citizens ⓘ third class of citizens ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInstitution |
census of Roman citizens
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centuriate assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ military centuries ⓘ property classes ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
basis for later Roman voting assemblies
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foundation of Roman Republican army structure ⓘ strengthening of patrician and wealthy plebeian power ⓘ |
| mainPrinciple |
classification of citizens by wealth
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creation of census-based classes ⓘ linking military service to property ownership ⓘ reorganization of voting assemblies ⓘ |
| militaryEffect |
organized levy by census class
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standardized equipment by class ⓘ |
| militaryRoleOfMiddleClasses | light infantry ⓘ |
| militaryRoleOfRichest | cavalry ⓘ |
| militaryRoleOfWealthy | heavy infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Servius Tullius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Comitia Centuriata
NERFINISHED
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Roman census ⓘ Roman legion ⓘ |
| socialEffect |
increased importance of property in status
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reduced importance of birth-based divisions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| traditionalDate | reign of Servius Tullius ⓘ |
| votingConsequence | political dominance of wealthy citizens ⓘ |
| votingFeature | wealthier centuries voted first ⓘ |
| votingSystem | century-based voting ⓘ |
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