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thanthegreeksandtheypreferredanounceofatoa</p>
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tudethe``plebe,astheasselageoffreecitizensalled</p>
onlytooeupoalk.they</p>
thereforeplatualbusinessofrunniyinto</p>
thehandsoftedbyauncilof</p>
elders,calledthesenatebecausetheeansan</p>
oldn.asatterofcustondpraaladvahe</p>
senatorsthenobility.buttheirpowerhad</p>
beenstrictlydefined.</p>
roatoihadpassedthroughthesasortof</p>
strugglebethepoorandtheried</p>
athenstoadoptthelaethis</p>
nfliurredihturyb.c.asaresultthe</p>
freenhadobtaiendeoflaected</p>
thegainstthedespotisfthearistojudgesbythe</p>
institutionofthe``tribuhesetribunesy</p>
gistrates,electedbythefreen.theyhadtherighttoprotect</p>
aofficials</p>
houghttobeunjust.ansulhadtherightto</p>
odeath,butifthecasehadnotbeenabsolutely</p>
provedthetribuneuldinterfereandsavethepoor</p>
fellowslife.</p>
bute,iseeorefertoalittle</p>
cityofafehousandinhabitants.andtherealstrengthof</p>
rolayirydistrictsoutsideher</p>
entoftheseoutlyingprovihatro</p>
atanearlyageshoasalonising</p>
power.</p>
inveryearlytisrohadbeentheonlystronglyfortified</p>
cityiralitaly,butithadalable</p>
refugetootherlatintribesobeindangerof</p>
attack.thelatinneighbourshadregheadvantages</p>
ofacloseunionhsuchapoheyhadtried</p>
tofindabasisforsosortofdefensiveandoffensivealliance.</p>
otheatioians,babylonians,phoenis,</p>
evengreeks,ission</p>
oofthe``barbarians,theronsdidnothingof</p>
thesort.theygavethe``outsideracetobeepartners</p>
inan``respublionh.</p>
``youtojoinus,theysaid.``verywell,goahead</p>
andjoiyouasifyouizens</p>
ofro.iuforthisprivilegeyouto</p>
fightforourcity,thetherofusall,shallbe</p>
necessary.</p>
the``outsiderappreciatedthisgenerosityandheshowed</p>
hisgratitudebyhisunsy.</p>
yhadbeenattacked,thefn</p>
residentshadvedoutasquicklyastheyuld.whydefend</p>
sothinothingtotheutateorary</p>
bhouseinheyoleratedaslongasthey</p>
paidtheirbillsbutyhegates</p>
ofro,allthelatinsrushedtoherdefeheir</p>
thereevenif</p>
theylivedahundredlesahewalls</p>
ofthesacredhills.</p>
andnodisasteruldgethissentint.in</p>
thebeginningofthefourthturyb.c.theed</p>