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How did plebeians gain power? The laws of the 12 tablets, and they gained the right to elect their own officials called tribunes to protect their own interests. Later plebeians forced the senate to choose them as consuls.
As stated in the background, Patricians always had more power in Rome than the Plebeians because they were the true desendents of the original people in Rome. Only patricians could become senators and emperors. The plebeians had the larger population and could be dangerous if they were angered. …
Plebeian Officers Eventually the plebeians were allowed to elect their own government officials. They elected “tribunes” who represented the plebeians and fought for their rights. They had the power to veto new laws from the Roman senate.
In all seriousness though, no, the roman empire as a whole was not evil. They were tolerant of other religions, races and cultures, which cannot be said about most other empires. They were negotiable, and could be brutal in exacting revenge against those who attacked their allies.
Here are some of the worst:
The Germans have had the smallest number of torture incidents reported up until the 1930s. World War II throws that off. Belgium had a small empire but it was horrible to the people they held.
Belgium
the Belgian empire
Beginning with the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean and gaining control over more territory for over three centuries, the Spanish Empire would expand across the Caribbean Islands, half of South America, most of Central America and much of North America.