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The '''patricians''' were the highest class of citizens in early [[Rome]], composed of wealthy landowners.  Although the patricians were only 10% of society, they held all the power with their three hundred member senate.  Eventually, in the later Empire the [[plebian]] lower class gained equality with the upper class and "Patrician" became a name for any court official.

The '''patricians''' were the highest class of citizens in early [[Rome]], composed of wealthy landowners.  Although the patricians were only 10% of society, they held all the power with their three hundred member Roman senate.  Eventually, in the later Empire the [[plebian]] lower class gained equality with the upper class and "Patrician" became a name for any court official.

[[category:Roman History]]

[[category:Ancient Rome]]