Patricians
- The patricians were the wealthy noble families who ruled Rome.
- Patricians served in the Senate, were military generals and governors of Rom's provinces.
- Men wore a toga which was a long white robe draped over the shoulder and down to the feet.
- Women wore a stola which was a long dress.
- A patrician house in a town was called a domus and in the countryside was a villa.
Plebeians
- The plebeians were the poor, who made up the vast majority of the population.
- They farmed, worked in trades and served in the army.
- Plebeian men wore a tunic to their knees and women wore a plain stola.
- They were given a dole payment of free grain so that they would support the rule of the patricians.
- Most plebeians lived in apartment blocks called insulae.
- The higher up you went in an insulae the smaller the rooms would get.