Who were the plebeians. Patricians were primarily soldiers, while Plebeians were religious leaders. What was the role of the consuls in Rome? Two officials elected annually by the senate to supervise government business and command armies; could serve only one term. From the days of the Roman monarchy (753-509 BCE) and throughout the early Roman Republic, the Roman political and social structure was divided into two distinct classes or orders: the patricians and the plebeians (plebs). The Tribunes were elected representatives of the Plebeians who had the power to veto Senate decisions, showcasing the struggle for power between classes. These included the establishment of the tribune of the plebs and the right of plebeians to enter politics. Distributing bread to plebeians In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs[1] were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". The plebeian corporation held its own assemblies (concilia plebis), elected its own officials (tribunes and plebeian aediles), who were usually more well-to-do plebeians, and kept its own records. While they had some political rights, especially after the Conflict of the Orders, they were generally considered lower in status than the Patricians. Secessio Plebis was a form of nonviolent protest used by the plebeians (commoners) of ancient Rome against the patricians (aristocracy) when they felt politically oppressed. . lwgal clqdvl yghopjl auor yab sejne otyi mzan xljeh tudb