At first, the upper class of Rome was the Patricians. The Plebeians, or lower class eventually gained their rights and along with these rights came status as they could trace their ancestry back to the founding of the city just as the Patricians. Both the Patricians and Plebeians held this status over the newcomers who came to live in the city, so they were the upper class. They were simply known as the aristocracy.
Patricians.
The upper class of Roman citizens really did not have to have a particular official to represent them. They were the only ones wealthy enough to get elected to public office in the first place, and in the second place, the upper class was the class who had to give up power to the lower class. However there were still two positions filled by the upper classes: that of Curule Aedile and in the mid to late republic one consul was a patrician while his partner was a plebeian.
Lower nobility, some clergy and most knights were considered to be members of the middle class in medieval society during the Middle Ages. Often, these people were richer than those classified as upper class.
The upper class of colonial society is gentry
Farmers, servants
The members of the upper class in Maya society were kings, priests, warriors and merchants.
The members of the upper class in Maya society were kings, priests, warriors and merchants.
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Patricians.
The upper class of Roman citizens really did not have to have a particular official to represent them. They were the only ones wealthy enough to get elected to public office in the first place, and in the second place, the upper class was the class who had to give up power to the lower class. However there were still two positions filled by the upper classes: that of Curule Aedile and in the mid to late republic one consul was a patrician while his partner was a plebeian.
The patricians were an ancient Roman social class. They were the so-called upper class of Roman society, with most, but not all, being wealthy and having political power.
Kings, priests, warriors and merchants were in the upper class society.
Kings, priests, warriors and merchants were in the upper class society.
Lower nobility, some clergy and most knights were considered to be members of the middle class in medieval society during the Middle Ages. Often, these people were richer than those classified as upper class.
The upper class of colonial society is gentry
Farmers, servants
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