<P> The Concilium Plebis ( English : Plebeian Council or Plebeian Assembly ) was the principal assembly of the ancient Roman Republic . It functioned as a legislative assembly , through which the plebeians ( commoners ) could pass laws , elect magistrates , and try judicial cases . The Plebeian Council was originally organized on the basis of the Curia . Thus , it was originally a `` Plebeian Curiate Assembly '' . The Plebeian Council usually met in the well of the comitium and could only be convoked by the Tribune of the Plebs . The assembly elected the Tribunes of the Plebs and the plebeian aediles , and only the plebeians were allowed to vote . </P>
<P> The Concilium Plebis ( English : Plebeian Council or Plebeian Assembly ) was the principal assembly of the ancient Roman Republic . It functioned as a legislative assembly , through which the plebeians ( commoners ) could pass laws , elect magistrates , and try judicial cases . The Plebeian Council was originally organized on the basis of the Curia . Thus , it was originally a `` Plebeian Curiate Assembly '' . The Plebeian Council usually met in the well of the comitium and could only be convoked by the Tribune of the Plebs . The assembly elected the Tribunes of the Plebs and the plebeian aediles , and only the plebeians were allowed to vote . </P>
what was the name for the powerful leaders elected by the plebeians
what was the name for the powerful leaders elected by the plebeians
The Concilium Plebis ( English : Plebeian Council or Plebeian Assembly )
The Concilium Plebis ( English : Plebeian Council or Plebeian Assembly )