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they would not rise to be included in the ranks of the patricians. By the second century BC, the divide between patricians and plebeians had lost most of its distinction and began to merge into one class.

Patrician

Patricians were considered the upper class in early Roman society. They controlled the best land and made up the majority of the Roman Senate. It was rare--if not impossible--for a plebeian to be a senator until 444 BC. In appearance,

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