Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the history of the Roman Republic between ca. 500 BCE and ca. 500 CE?
A. The elites were not able to maintain their privileged position in society once the Concilium Plebis was formed.
B. TheConciliumPlebis was freed of its right to pass laws binding on patricians.
C. The patrician social strata kept firm control of power through the Senate.
D. The patricians were successfully able to deal with massive unemployment and a huge population of urban poor.
C. The patrician social strata kept firm control of power through the Senate
Explanation: A long-running conflict for greater equality between different social groups also characterizes the history of the Roman Republic, further evidence of the complicated and tense nature of social relations during the era. After throwing out the last Etruscan king, Roman elites of the patrician(or “father”) social strata kept firm control of power through the Senate
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