There were two main groups of people in ancient Rome. These two groups were the patricians and the plebians. The patricians were like the aristocracy of ancient Greece. They were all very wealthy and could participate in politics because they were not neglecting a job that needed to be done in order to keep the money that they needed for their job. They were also the landowners of ancient Rome. Because they were wealthy and had the time and education to devote to politics. This group of people made up a small portion of the population, but they held all of the power and therefore they could change the laws however they felt would best suit them.
On the other side of the spectrum were the plebians. These were the poor farmers of ancient Rome. They were similar to the working class of ancient Greece. They were the working class. They were the farmers, artisans, and merchants. They were often angered by the rich aristocracy that ruled over them because the laws would change to oppose them, but eventually, they got some representation in the government by their tribunes.
Their greek counterparts were the aristocracy and the common working class who could not attned governemnt meetings in the beggining.
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