▁the ▁city ▁in ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁ple be ians ▁into ▁a ▁political ▁weapon . ▁ ▁Com it ia ▁Trib uta ▁Pop uli ▁ ▁The ▁Com it ia ▁Trib uta ▁was ▁a ▁trib al ▁assembly ▁which ▁organized ▁citizens ▁by ▁place ▁of ▁residence . ▁There ▁is ▁confusion ▁concerning ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁The ▁Ple be ian ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Com it ia ▁Trib uta . ▁Some ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁found ▁reason ▁in ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁Con cil ium ▁Ple bis ▁became ▁the ▁Com it ia ▁Trib uta ▁in ▁ 3 3 9 ▁or ▁ 2 8 7 ▁BC . ▁De ▁Mart ino ▁and ▁Von ▁Fritz ▁believe ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁Lex ▁H ort ens ia ▁of ▁ 2 8 7 ▁BC , ▁patr icians ▁must ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council , ▁as ▁the ▁laws ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁council ▁were ▁now ▁applicable ▁to ▁the ▁patr icians . ▁However , ▁others ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁separate ▁assemb lies . ▁St av ely ▁introduced ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁Liv y ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁recorded ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁Com it ia ▁Trib uta ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁importance ▁in ▁termin ological ▁differences . ▁St av ely ▁therefore ▁has ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁Com it ia ▁Trib uta ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 4 4 9 ▁BC . ▁ ▁La el ius ▁Felix ▁and ▁G . W . ▁B ots ford ▁have ▁proposed ▁theories ▁attempting ▁to ▁distinguish ▁the ▁terms ▁conc il ium ▁and ▁com it ia . ▁Felix ’ s ▁theory