This was in the old days when the Patricians alone governed Venice--the common herd had no vote and no voice. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
This community followed the usual tradition of a division into aristocratic and common citizens, who were called in Rome patricians and plebeians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Many patricians were growing poor and irritated and unscrupulous. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The plebeians were ousted from any share in the conquered lands, which the patricians divided up among themselves. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
And finally (3) there were patricians big-minded and far-seeing enough to insist upon the need of reconciliation with the plebeians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Trade was coming to Rome with increasing political power, and many plebeians were growing rich and many patricians becoming relatively poor. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
It was a nominated one, and in the earlier period it was nominated solely from among the patricians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The mass of the details of this struggle between patricians and plebeians we can afford to ignore in this outline. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
For a long time the Roman patricians were clever enough to beat every such potential tyrant by giving in to a certain extent to the plebeians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
It abated because, among other influences, the social differences between patricians and plebeians were diminishing. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.