Tribune of the plebs

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Roman office
gptkbp:abolished after Sulla's reforms (temporarily)
by Emperor Augustus (de facto)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs plebeian tribune
gptkbp:category Roman magistracy
gptkbp:couldNotHold other magistracies during term
gptkbp:couldNotLeave Rome during term
gptkbp:created 494 BC
gptkbp:createdBy plebeians
gptkbp:eligibility plebeians only
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tribune of the plebs
gptkbp:influenced development of Roman law
balance of power in Rome
gptkbp:influencedBy plebeian secession
gptkbp:legalSystem sacrosanctity (lex sacrata)
gptkbp:notableHolder gptkb:Gaius_Gracchus
gptkb:Publius_Clodius_Pulcher
gptkb:Tiberius_Gracchus
gptkb:Marcus_Livius_Drusus
gptkbp:numberOfHolders 10
gptkbp:powers veto legislation
propose legislation
convene the Plebeian Council
sacrosanctity
summon the Senate
gptkbp:purpose protect plebeian interests
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Roman_Senate
gptkb:Conflict_of_the_Orders
gptkb:Plebeian_Council
gptkbp:restored after Sulla's death
gptkbp:symbol bench outside the Senate
right to intercede
gptkbp:termLength one year
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marcus_Junius_Brutus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6