Plebs Versus Patricians In Ancient Rome — What Can Bitcoiners Learn?
The ancient lower class struggled against the ruling patricians, much as bitcoiners struggle against modern monoliths today.In this memo, I look into the original plebs — the plebeian class of ancient Rome. The bitcoin plebs are the solid core of the community, and the bitcoin rabbit hole has encouraged all of us to read history with fresh eyes. So I became curious — who were the plebeians, and are there lessons that us modern day plebs can learn from their experience?Classes In Ancient Rome Society in ancient Rome was split into two classes, the patricians and the plebeians, or plebs.....
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