Tribunes of the Plebs
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Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tribunes of the Plebs canonical | 1 |
| tribunes of the plebs | 1 |
| tribuni plebis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Tribunes of the Plebs Context triple: [Roman aediles, originallyAssociatedWith, Tribunes of the Plebs]
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Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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Estamento de Próceres
Estamento de Próceres was a 19th-century Spanish upper legislative chamber of notable and aristocratic figures that functioned as a precursor to the modern Senate of Spain.
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Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
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The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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Comitia Tributa
The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tribunes of the Plebs Target entity description: Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
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A.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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B.
Estamento de Próceres
Estamento de Próceres was a 19th-century Spanish upper legislative chamber of notable and aristocratic figures that functioned as a precursor to the modern Senate of Spain.
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C.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
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D.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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E.
Comitia Tributa
The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman political office
ⓘ
elected office ⓘ magistracy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
plebeian tribunes
ⓘ
Tribunes of the Plebs ⓘ
surface form:
tribuni plebis
|
| associatedAssembly | Concilium Plebis ⓘ |
| couldInterveneAgainst | unjust treatment of plebeians ⓘ |
| couldNotBe | patrician ⓘ |
| couldPropose | plebiscites ⓘ |
| couldVeto |
acts of consuls
ⓘ
acts of praetors ⓘ decrees of the Senate ⓘ legislation proposed in popular assemblies ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| createdAtEvent | first secession of the plebs ⓘ |
| createdDuring | Conflict of the Orders ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 494 BC ⓘ |
| electedBy |
Concilium Plebis
ⓘ
surface form:
Plebeian Council
|
| eligibilityRequirement | must be plebeian ⓘ |
| existedUntil | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| heldPower |
ability to convene the Plebeian Council
ⓘ
ability to convene the Senate ⓘ ability to propose legislation to the Plebeian Council ⓘ right of veto (intercessio) ⓘ sacrosanctity of person ⓘ |
| importantLaw |
Lex Hortensia
ⓘ
Lex Sacrata establishing sacrosanctity ⓘ |
| influencedOffice | tribunician power (tribunicia potestas) of Roman emperors ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Rome
|
| jurisdictionLimit | normally within one mile of Rome ⓘ |
| laterNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| legalPrivilege |
immunity from arrest by other magistrates
ⓘ
inviolability under lex sacrata ⓘ right to grant asylum in their presence ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolders |
Gaius Gracchus
ⓘ
Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger ⓘ Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ |
| opposedTo | patricians ⓘ |
| originalNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| plebiscitesBecameBindingOn | all Roman citizens after Lex Hortensia ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
check on patrician magistrates
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instrument of popular politics ⓘ |
| powerReducedUnder | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| powerType | negative power of veto ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
protection of plebeians from magistrates
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representation of plebeian interests ⓘ |
| reelectionPolicy | immediate reelection uncommon in early Republic ⓘ |
| socialClassRepresented | plebeians ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
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Subject: Tribunes of the Plebs Description of subject: Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
Referenced by (3)
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