What are facts about patricians and plebeians

The patricians and plebeians were two of the ancient Roman social classes. Both classes were considered the nobility or the aristocrats because they were the “firsts” and could trace their families back to the beginning of the city. At the start of the city, the patricians were the wealthy and the plebeians were the poor. Laws and regulations were dictated by the patricians. The plebeians had to protest by means of a work stoppage and an exodus from the city for a brief time. The plebeians gained their objectives and had equal representation in the elected offices of the republic. The plebeians were also a wealthy class; they did not remain the poor as when the city was founded. The patricians continued to be the major landowners but not all of them were wealthy. Over the years some families lost their wealth, while others thrived. The main fact to remember regarding the patricians and the plebeians is that they were social classes and their class was not an indicator of their wealth, it was an indicator of their birth.