all of a different race from the Romans. This should be constantly
borne in mind.

We have learned that Rome, as she grew in power, conquered many of the
Latin towns, and added their territory to hers. The inhabitants of
these towns were of the same race as the Romans, but were not allowed
any of their civil rights. Most of them were farmers and peasants.
Many of them were wealthy. This class of inhabitants on the _ager
Romanus_, or in Rome itself, were called Plebeians (_Plebs,
multitude). Their very name shows that they must have been numerous.
They belonged to no gens or curia, but were free, and allowed to
engage in trade and to own property. In later times (from about 350)
all who were not Patricians or slaves were called Plebeians.


THE ARMY.

Until the time of Servius Tullius (about 550) the army was composed
entirely of patricians. It was called a Legio (a word meaning
_levy_), and numbered three thousand infantry called _milites_,
from _mille_, a thousand, one thousand being levied from each tribe.
The cavalry numbered three hundred at first, one hundred from each
tribe, and was divided into three companies called Centuries.

During the reign of Servius the demands of the plebeians, who had now
become numerous, for more rights, was met by the so called SERVIAN
reform of the constitution. Heretofore only the patricians had been
required to serve in the army. Now all males were liable to service.
To accomplish this, every one who was a land-owner, provided he owned
two acres, was enrolled and ranked according to his property. There