Conflict of Orders Project

  • Period: 500 BCE to 249 BCE

    The Conflict of Orders

  • The First Secession of the Plebs
    494 BCE

    The First Secession of the Plebs

    The Plebs have had enough of the Patricians and decide to leave Rome and set camp at Sacred Mount (Mons Sacer). This event would later lead to the creation of the Tribunes of the Plebs.
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  • The Second Secession of the Plebs
    449 BCE

    The Second Secession of the Plebs

    Once again the Plebs leave Rome and head to Scared Mountain in response to the unfair treatment of the Decemviri (the ten men).
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  • Creation of the twelve tables
    449 BCE

    Creation of the twelve tables

    12 Laws created by the decemviri(ten men) in response to the secession of the Plebs.
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  • The Third Secession of the Plebs
    445 BCE

    The Third Secession of the Plebs

    Once again the Plebs leave Rome because of The Twelve Tables. This results in some of the Tables being changed, like intermarriage being permitted now.
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  • Lex Publilia
    367 BCE

    Lex Publilia

    Law created that states one of the two consuls have to be a plebeian
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  • First Plebeian Dictator
    357 BCE

    First Plebeian Dictator

    Gaius Marcius Rutilus was elected dictator.
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  • Fourth Secession of the Plebs
    342 BCE

    Fourth Secession of the Plebs

    Plebs seceed Rome once again resulting in a law that requires one of two Consuls to be plebeian.
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  • Priesthood Law
    300 BCE

    Priesthood Law

    Law is created that requires half of the priesthood/state offices to be Plebeian.
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  • Fifth Secession of the Plebs
    287 BCE

    Fifth Secession of the Plebs

    The Plebs secessed for the fifth and last time after they were not given land after the victory over the Sabines.
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  • Lex Hortensia
    287 BCE

    Lex Hortensia

    The Law created to bring back the Plebs from the fifth secession and put an end to the conflict of orders.
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