unes ▁and ▁the ▁a ed iles , ▁and ▁thus ▁Roman ▁law ▁class ified ▁these ▁two ▁officers ▁as ▁the ▁elected ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁ple be ians . ▁As ▁such , ▁they ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁pres iding ▁officers ▁of ▁this ▁assembly . ▁ ▁The ▁ple be ians , ▁through ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council , ▁began ▁to ▁gain ▁power ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁Two ▁se cess ions ▁in ▁ 4 4 9 ▁BC ▁and ▁ 2 8 7 ▁BC ▁brought ▁about ▁increased ▁authority ▁for ▁the ▁ple be ian ▁assembly ▁and ▁its ▁leaders , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁greatly ▁due ▁to ▁con cess ions ▁made ▁by ▁dict ators ▁and ▁cons uls ▁that ▁the ▁now ▁mobil ized ▁and ▁angry ▁ple be ian ▁population ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁power . ▁In ▁ 3 3 9 ▁BC , ▁the ▁Lex ▁Pub l ilia ▁made ▁ple b isc ites ▁( ple be ian ▁legisl ation ) ▁law , ▁however ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁widely ▁accepted ▁by ▁patr icians ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 8 7 ▁BC ▁Lex ▁H ort ens ia , ▁which ▁definit ively ▁gave ▁the ▁council ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁create ▁laws ▁to ▁which ▁both ▁ple be ians ▁and ▁patr icians ▁would ▁be ▁subject . ▁Additionally , ▁between ▁ 2 9 1 ▁and ▁ 2 1 9 ▁BC , ▁the ▁Lex ▁Ma enia ▁required ▁the ▁sen ate ▁to ▁appro ve ▁any ▁bill ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 8 8 ▁BC , ▁Sul la ▁introduced ▁measures ▁which ▁transferred ▁all ▁voting ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁Com it ia