Roman Republic had two citizen classes {Roman classes}, patrician and plebian. Roman Republic first was an aristocracy, with sober, ethical, and patriotic landed men.
Plebians and patricians were equal in power by -300. Plebian, patrician, and equite senatorial class {optimate} became aristocracy.
curia
Under early kings, for religious functions, the people organized into 30 groups {curia} with 10 gens each.
century
The five social classes and the equites had 100-soldier groups {century}. In the social classes, men over 45 were half the centuries. People of certain classes had to bring certain equipment when they reported for compulsory military duty. Patricians and equites had 18 centuries. Less wealthy classes had fewer centuries. Plebians had one century. Later, wealthy had 193 centuries.
Roman Republic had clan members {patrician}| and plebians.
Roman Republic had patricians and other free men {plebian}|.
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