We can gain more insight on our modern problem by turning to ancient Rome for a lesson on how drastically ... struggle between the aristocratic patrician class and the non-noble plebeians.

Roman worship was divided into the public and ... The king of sacred things The rex sacrorum, meaning “king of sacred things” was a patrician appointed for life and was barred from holding ...

Patrician families made up the ruling class ... They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to be property. They did a wide variety of work, from looking after the home ...