▁be ▁conv oked ▁by ▁the ▁Trib une ▁of ▁the ▁Ple bs . ▁The ▁assembly ▁elected ▁the ▁Trib unes ▁of ▁the ▁Ple bs ▁and ▁the ▁ple be ian ▁A ed iles , ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁ple be ians ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁From ▁ 5 0 9 ▁to ▁ 4 7 1 ▁BC ▁When ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 5 0 9 ▁BC , ▁the ▁Roman ▁people ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁thirty ▁cur iae . ▁Pl ut arch ▁and ▁D ion ys us ▁of ▁Hel ic arn ass us ▁believed ▁that ▁these ▁cur iae ▁were ▁sub div isions ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁Rom ule an ▁Trib es . ▁The ▁cur iae ▁were ▁organized ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁eth nic ▁structure ▁of ▁early ▁Rome . ▁Each ▁cur ia ▁even ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁festiv als , ▁gods , ▁and ▁religious ▁r ites . ▁The ▁thirty ▁cur iae ▁gathered ▁into ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Com it ia ▁C uri ata ▁or ▁C uri ate ▁Assembly . ▁This ▁assembly ▁was ▁created ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁legend ary ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 7 5 3 ▁BC , ▁and ▁it ▁formally ▁elected ▁new ▁Roman ▁k ings . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁ple be ians ▁had ▁no ▁political ▁rights ▁and ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁influence ▁Roman ▁Law . ▁Each ▁ple be ian ▁family ▁was ▁dependent ▁on ▁a ▁particular ▁pat ric ian ▁family . ▁According ly , ▁each ▁ple be ian ▁family ▁belonged ▁to ▁the