2. Who were the patricians? How much power did they have? 3. Who were the plebeians? How much power did they have?

Roman citizens were divided up into two distinct classes: the plebeians and the patricians. The patricians were the wealthy upper class people. Everyone else was considered a plebeian. The patricians were the ruling class of the early Roman Empire.

However, despite changes in the laws, the patricians always held a majority of the wealth and power in Ancient Rome. A third social class in Roman society was the slaves. Around one third of the people living in Rome were slaves.