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English, 31.01.2020 22:49, dogwisperer101

Older roman families were called patricians, or fathers, and thought all rights to govern belonged to them. settlers who came in later were called plebeians, or the people, and at first had no rights at all, for all the land belonged to the patricians, and the only way for the plebeians to get anything done for them was to become hangers-on—or, as they called it, clients—of some patrician who took care of their interests. there was a council of patricians called the senate, chosen among themselves, and also containing by right all who had been chief magistrates. the whole assembly of the patricians was called the comitia. they, as has been said before, fought on horseback, while the plebeians fought on foot; but out of the rich plebeians a body was formed called the knights, who also used horses, and wore gold rings like the patricians. but the plebeians were always trying not to be left out of everything. by and by, they said under servius tullius, the city was divided into six quarters, and all the families living in them into six tribes, each of which had a tribune to watch over it, bring up the number of its men, and lead them to battle. another division of the citizens, both patrician and plebeian, was made every five years. they were all counted and numbered and divided off into centuries according to their wealth. then these centuries, or hundreds, had votes, by the persons they chose, when it was a question of peace or war. their meeting was called the comitia; but as there were more patrician centuries than plebeian ones, the patricians still had much more power. besides, the senate and all the magistrates were in those days always patricians. these magistrates were chosen every year. there were two consuls, who were like kings for the time, only that they wore no crowns; they had purple robes, and sat in chairs ornamented with ivory. there were under them two judges, who tried offences and two censors, who had to look after the numbering and registering of the people in their tribes and centuries. the consuls in general commanded the army, but sometimes, when there was a great need, one single leader was chosen and was called dictator. besides these, all the priests had to be patricians; the chief of all was called pontifex maximus. there were many priests as well as augurs, who had to draw omens from the flight of birds or the appearance of sacrifices, and who kept the account of the calendar of lucky and unlucky days, and of festivals. their dress in the city was a white woolen garment edged with purple—it must have been more like in shape to a scottish plaid than anything else—and was wrapped round so as to leave one arm free: sometimes a fold was drawn over the head. no one might wear it but a free-born roman, and he never went out on public business without it, even when more convenient fashions had been copied from greece. those who were asking votes for a public office wore it white (candidus), and therefore were called candidates. the consuls had it on great days entirely purple and embroidered, and all senators and ex-magistrates had broader borders of purple. the ladies wore a long graceful wrapping-gown; the boys a short tunic, and round their necks was hung a hollow golden ball called a bulla, or bubble.

which two of the following are implied by the passage?

1-plebeians were not viewed the same as patricians.
2-religion played an important role in roman life.
3-the military promoted equality among its members.
4-most roman laws focused on the dress code.
5-the government was concerned about the concentration of power.

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