<Table> Analysis of Roman Centuriate Organisation 509 - 241 BCE * <Tr> <Th> Class </Th> <Th> Census property rating <P> money ( property ) </P> </Th> <Th> Electoral assembly votes per person </Th> <Th> Military Equipment <P> ( self - supplied ) </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Patricians ( historical aristocracy ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senatores </Td> <Td> 400 , 0000 sestertii ( 1,000 , 0000 sestertii ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equites * * </Td> <Td> 400,000 sestertii </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Horse , ... </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Plebians ( commoners ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First </Td> <Td> 100,000 As ( 100 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helm , round shield , cuirass , greaves , sword , and spear . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second </Td> <Td> 75,000 As ( 75 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helm , round shield , greaves , sword and spear . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third </Td> <Td> 50,000 As ( 50 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helm , oblong shield , sword and spear . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fourth </Td> <Td> 25,000 As ( 25 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Oblong shield , Spear or Sword , Javelin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fifth </Td> <Td> 11,000 As ( 11 iugera ) 12,500 As ( 12 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Slings or Javelins ( velites ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Proles ( landless poor ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Proletarii </Td> <Td> below 11,000 asses </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fleets ( oarsmen ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> * This was the system of the Centuriate Assembly and was the practice of the Servian constitution . Information arranged by Tim Cornell based on the works of Livy , Polybius , and Dionysius of Hallicarnasus . For a contrasting version of the same or similar data , see the table in the Equites article . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> * * The equites class was available for both plebians and patricians , and favored by ambitious young men in both groups . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> At the period this was valid 1 Denarius was worth about 10 As ; Luuk de Ligt puts the value of an iugerium at 1,000 As or 100 denarii as a recommended baseline because values fluctuate a lot and because of many factors . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Analysis of Roman Centuriate Organisation 509 - 241 BCE * <Tr> <Th> Class </Th> <Th> Census property rating <P> money ( property ) </P> </Th> <Th> Electoral assembly votes per person </Th> <Th> Military Equipment <P> ( self - supplied ) </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Patricians ( historical aristocracy ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senatores </Td> <Td> 400 , 0000 sestertii ( 1,000 , 0000 sestertii ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equites * * </Td> <Td> 400,000 sestertii </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Horse , ... </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Plebians ( commoners ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First </Td> <Td> 100,000 As ( 100 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helm , round shield , cuirass , greaves , sword , and spear . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second </Td> <Td> 75,000 As ( 75 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helm , round shield , greaves , sword and spear . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third </Td> <Td> 50,000 As ( 50 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helm , oblong shield , sword and spear . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fourth </Td> <Td> 25,000 As ( 25 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Oblong shield , Spear or Sword , Javelin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fifth </Td> <Td> 11,000 As ( 11 iugera ) 12,500 As ( 12 iugera ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Slings or Javelins ( velites ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Proles ( landless poor ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Proletarii </Td> <Td> below 11,000 asses </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fleets ( oarsmen ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> * This was the system of the Centuriate Assembly and was the practice of the Servian constitution . Information arranged by Tim Cornell based on the works of Livy , Polybius , and Dionysius of Hallicarnasus . For a contrasting version of the same or similar data , see the table in the Equites article . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> * * The equites class was available for both plebians and patricians , and favored by ambitious young men in both groups . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> At the period this was valid 1 Denarius was worth about 10 As ; Luuk de Ligt puts the value of an iugerium at 1,000 As or 100 denarii as a recommended baseline because values fluctuate a lot and because of many factors . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who belonged to the class of plebians in ancient rome
who belonged to the class of plebians in ancient rome
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