Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune (Latin: tribunus plebis) was the first office of the See more

Fifteen years after the expulsion of the kings and establishment of the Roman Republic, the plebeians were burdened by crushing debt. A series of clashes between the people and the ruling patricians in 495 and 494 BC bro… See more

Although sometimes referred to as plebeian magistrates, the tribunes of the people, like the plebeian aediles, who were created at the same time, were technically not magistrates, as they were elected by the plebeian as… See more

Although a tribune could veto any action of the magistrates, senate, or other assemblies, he had to be physically present in order to do so.
Because the sacrosanctity of the tribunes depended … See more

In 471 BC the Lex Publilia transferred the election of the tribunes from comitia curiata to the comitia tributa, thus removing the influence of the patricians on their election.
In 462, the tribune Gaius Terentillius Arsa alleged tha… See more

• List of tribunes of the plebs
• Gracchus Babeuf, primary author of a newspaper named The Tribune of the People See more

• Brennan, T Corey (26 October 2017). "tribunicia potestas". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics. doi:10.1093/acre…
• Cornell, Tim (1995). The beginnings of Rome. London: Routledge. … See more