Explore the political dynamics of the Roman Republic, highlighting the roles of Cicero and Julius Caesar in the struggle between Republicanism and autocracy, which ultimately transformed Roman governance.
In ancient Rome, society was distinctly stratified, with clear divisions between the elite patricians and the common plebeians. Nestled between these two prominent classes was the equestrian class, or equites. Originally emerging as cavalrymen in the Roman military, the equites evolved into a significant socio-economic group.
The Roman equestrians, or equites, were a socially significant class between patricians and plebeians, influencing politics, economy, and culture, though their power declined in the late Empire.
