Question

Describe the social structure of ancient Rome. In your description, be sure to include who had the most rights in Roman society.

Answer 1

The Roman society was divided into three major social groups: patricians; plebeians; women and slaves;

Explanation:

The social structure in Rome, as in many ancient empires, was anything but fair or well structured. The society was roughly divided into three major groups. Those three groups were:

• patricians
• plebeians
• women and slaves

The patricians were the ones that controlled and ruled the society and they had all the rights in Rome. The plebeians were all the other people, or rather all other men in Rome, and they had some rights, but had to pay tax and serve in the military for them. These two groups had Roman citizenship.

The last group, women and slaves, was a group consisted of all of the women and all of the slaves in Rome. They had no rights whatsoever, and even if someone murdered them there were no consequences. They were also not given Roman citizenship.