Talk:Caecilii Metelli
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Although plebeians (meaning not of patrician stock -- the Caecilii Metelli were nobles) --something's wrong here. --Wetman 18:38, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Welcome to one of the little hells of classical studies; see plebs for more. The nature of the plebeian/patrician distinction is one of the great unanswered questions about ancient Rome - every hypothesis is contradicted by some of the known facts. Stan 00:06, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I was under the impression that a Roman plebian was merely the term for the very wealthy class of Rome. And that successively, through various riots, unrest and such, they gained more and more power until eventually having nearly the same role as the patricians, minus holding some priesthoods. In Caesar's time, plebians could be elected Consul and patricians could be elected Tribunes of the Plebes.
Additionally, should this page become a disambiguation page, with individual pages set up for the more noteworthy Caecilii Metelli? Numidicus to Scipio are three highly influential Romans that could be fleshed out more with their own additional articles I think. What are your thoughts?--ScottieB 14:36, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
