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    Tribunus Plebis Analysis

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    several military branches with their own leaders that were placed in charge of certain things, places, and people. Such as a Roman tribune, who were considered highly ranked in the military and had authority over the people of Rome. A Roman tribunes main focus…

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    know that the setting of this play is in Ancient Rome, therefore we must understand the role of the characters. Some of the characters that we know of are Flavius, Marullus and Casca, who are Roman tribunes. They play a major role in this play as tribunes. Therefore we need to know the role of a Roman tribune in ancient times. Have you ever wished you could veto any law Congress made? One ordinary person who has the ability to veto any law would hold a good deal of power in government. The…

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    What is a Roman tribune? A Roman tribune is soldier who is selected by the citizens ,the Roman people in this case, to help protect the people from oppressive government leaders ,who would try to take the people 's rights ,and make sure the citizens upheld the laws the government made. Having a tribune kept an equal balance of equality to keep the people from attempting treason against their leaders and keeping the leaders from becoming dictators over the people and abusing their power. In order…

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    A roman tribune is a Roman official whose task is to protect the people against oppression (Lendering). By oppression they mean protection against any people who try and come to bring them down or to take them over and have them under their authority. In the fifth century, the republicans were controlled by aristocrats called patricians (Lendring). What this did is caused great tensions with two groups: the poor people, who had to request to a patrician judge against random decisions…

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    sign for Rome, but a good sign for Cassius. There are many things to find out in Act 1, such as what are Roman tribunes, as to what kinds there are, what their role in society was, and why Marullus and Flavius worried about Caesar. The famous Shakespearean play starts of with two Roman tribunes, Marullus and Flavius, walking around in the streets of Rome. Back then a Roman tribune was an elected official in Ancient Rome. It is a person who defends peoples rights and stand next…

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    quickly. On a whim, they remove the crowns from Caesar’s statue. Their inclinations may have been proven true about Caesar when the two are punished for removing the crowns. They continue to worry about the growing power of Caesar. Plebeians, tribunes, senators, and generals all play an important role in Julius Caesar, just as they would have in Ancient Rome. The social expectations of each person, greatly impacts their actions. Flavius and Murellus were clearly given powers higher…

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    different types of tribunes. There are Military Tribunes, Roman Tribunes, Consular Tribunes, and Plebeian Tribunes. I will cover all of the important Tribunes. The main Tribune I will be discussing is the Roman Tribune. The word Tribune comes from the word Tribe. Today I will be discussing the Roman Tribune and their role in society. I will also be discussing Why Marullus and Flavian are worried about Caesar. In this paper I will hit on some important facts about the Roman Tribune and some…

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    Has anyone ever wondered what a Roman tribune is? “A Roman tribune is an officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate or consuls” (Alchin). The leader of a tribe was known as the ‘tribunus’, which is ‘tribune’ in Latin. A tribune has ten ordinary people in it. These ten people hold a good deal of power and have the ability to dismiss any…

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    everything including trade, traveling, and religion. The officers that helped the king rule the country were tribunes. Tribunes were administrative officials that helped the king control the government and the military. Two of the six tribunes were worried about Caesar’s life, they thought Caesar may have been letting the power get to his head. These two branches of the government the tribune (legislative) and Julius Caesar (executive) disagreed with each other leading to turmoil and…

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    So in this paper I will explain the following questions: What is a roman tribune, and what is their role in society. Why is Marullus and Flavius worried about Caesar? I will answer these questions by the information from the book. Also I will answer them by my own thinking and reasoning. The Role of a Roman Tribune The first question I will be discussing is what a roman tribune is? A roman tribune is an officer or officers that are elected each year to serve over the military. They are…

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