Conflict of Orders

First Secession of the Plebs

494 BCE

The Plebs secede from Rome due to a lack of political representation, they rejoined after being granted the Plebeian Council and Tribune of the Plebs.

Plebeian Court Gains More Independence

471 BCE

A law was passed that allowed plebeians to organize by tribe instead of curia, making the plebeian council politically independent from patricians

The Writing of the Twelve Tables

451 BCE

The Decemvirate were put in power to write the Twelve Tables, which would state the law so it could not be abused by the Patricians

Second Secession of the Plebs

448 BCE

The plebs secede from Rome as the Decemvirate refuse to cede power back to the consuls and tribunes, causing the Decemvirate to stand down.

Passage of the Canuleian Law

445 BCE

The passage of the Canuleian law which allowed plebeians to marry patricians

The Passage of the Lex Licinia Sextia

367 BCE

The passage of this law allowed plebeians to be elected for consul and required that at least on one the consuls be a plebeian.

Passage of Plebeian Censor Law

339 BCE

Law required the election of at least one plebeian censor every 5 years

The Election of the First Plebeian Praetor

337 BCE

Election of Q. Publilius Philo, the first plebeian praetor

Plebeian Priesthood Law Passed

300 BCE

Law passed which requires half of the preisthoods be plebeians.

Final Secession of the Plebs

287 BCE

The Plebs seceded to Janiculum Hill until the Plebeian Council was granted more authority, not requiring an auctoritas patrum and affecting plebeians and patricians equally