In the aftermath of the Socral War, the Roman Senate has had to consider the question of citizenship. Laws have been passed bestowing Roman citizenship on all who wish to receive it. But some citizens are more equal than others. At the top are probably 200,000 Roman men who have the full protection of the law, and the right to vote and hold office. At the bottom are the slaves with no rights whatsoever. In between are non-Romans, often conquered people, who have been given citizenship, but without the right to vote, though they are liable for millitary service.

Roman women have the full protection of the law but cannot vote or stand for election. Even within the ranks of full citizens there is a hierarchy set by the amount of wealth that each group posesses.[Back to History]