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Tribune of the Plebs


 

A Tribune of the Plebs (tribunus plebis) was an official in the Roman Republic. Ten Tribunes of the Plebs were elected each year by the Plebeian Assembly in order to defend the rights of the Plebeian (non-aristocratic) class against the Patrician (aristocratic) members of the Roman Senate. A Tribune of the Plebs could veto any motion brought before the Senate or the Plebeian Assembly, including a court trial conducted or proposed by a magistrate. The Tribune of the Plebs could also bring laws before the Plebeian Assembly without the authorization of the Senate. When Lucius Cornelius Sulla was Dictator he severley curtailed the powers of the Tribunes of the Plebs by invalidating their power of veto and making it illegal for them to bring laws before the Plebeian Assembly without the Senate's consent.

Related Topics:
Roman Republic - Plebeian Assembly - Plebeian - Patrician - Roman Senate - Magistrate - Lucius Cornelius Sulla - Dictator

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