Capite censi

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Capite censi were the lowest class of citizens in

asses or less. In contrast, the capite censi are assumed to have not owned any property of significance.[2]

See also

  • Patrician – Hereditary nobility of ancient Rome
  • Plebs
     – General body of free Roman citizens
  • Social class in ancient Rome – Roman hierarchical social status and afforded rights

Notes

  1. ^ The Encyclopædia Britannica, or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature: Bur - Clim. Vol. 6 (8 ed.). Black. 1854. p. 219.
  2. ^ a b Liddell, Henry George (1858). A history of Rome: from the earliest times to the establishment of the Empire : with chapters on the history of literature and art. Harper & Brothers. pp. 48.