▁Cent uri ata ▁from ▁trib al ▁assemb lies , ▁therefore ▁rendering ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Ple bs ▁virt ually ▁power less . ▁ ▁After ▁ 2 7 ▁BC ▁Although ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council ▁surv ived ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic , ▁it ▁quickly ▁lost ▁its ▁legisl ative , ▁jud icial ▁and ▁elect oral ▁powers ▁to ▁the ▁sen ate . ▁By ▁virtue ▁of ▁their ▁status ▁as ▁perpet ual ▁trib unes , ▁both ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁and ▁the ▁Emperor ▁August us ▁always ▁had ▁absolute ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council . ▁The ▁Ple be ian ▁Council ▁disappeared ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁ ▁T iber ius . ▁ ▁The ▁Ple be ian ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Conf lict ▁of ▁the ▁Or ders ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁ple be ian ▁trib une ▁and ▁ple be ian ▁a ed ile ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁struggle ▁between ▁the ▁ple be ians ▁and ▁the ▁patr icians ▁( the ▁Conf lict ▁of ▁the ▁Or ders ). ▁The ▁next ▁major ▁development ▁in ▁this ▁conflict ▁occurred ▁through ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council . ▁During ▁a ▁modification ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Val er ian ▁law ▁in ▁ 4 4 9 ▁BC , ▁ple b isc ites ▁acquired ▁the ▁full ▁force ▁of ▁law , ▁and ▁thus ▁applied ▁to ▁all ▁Rom ans . ▁Before ▁this ▁time , ▁ple b isc ites ▁had ▁applied ▁only ▁to ▁ple be ians . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁the ▁ple be ians , ▁who ▁still ▁lack