Which of the Following Finally Ended the Struggle of the Orders

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following finally ended the struggle of the orders, a political power struggle between Rome's most aristocratic families (the patricians) and the rest of Rome's citizens (the plebeians) ?

• A) The plebeians learned to manipulate the patronage system and influence patrons to legislate in favor of plebeian interests.
• B) In 451 B.C.E., the ban on marriage between plebeians and patricians was lifted.
• C) The patricians agreed to make plebeians eligible for membership in the Roman Senate.
• D) In 287 B.C.E., the plebeians won the right to draft and pass laws in their own assembly.

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