Because they refused to serve in the army.
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Why did the plebeians establish their own assembly in 494 B.C.?
There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.There was no Roman emperor in 44 BC. Rome was ruled by the republican form of government at that time.
The Law of the Twelve Tablets did not change the form of Roman government. It was compiled in 451 BC and 450 BC; That is, 58 and 59 years into the Roman Republic which lasted for 482 years (509 BC-27 BC)
The Plebeian Council elected the plebeian officers, the Tribunes and the two Aediles, and thus Roman law classified these officers as the elected representatives of the plebeians. The Plebeian Council (Latin: concilium plebis) was the principal popular assembly of the ancient Roman Republic. It functioned as a legislative assembly, through which the plebeians (commoners) could pass laws, elect magistrates, and try judicial cases. The Plebeian Council was originally organized on the basis of the Curia. Thus, it was originally a "Plebeian Curiate Assembly". Around the year 471 BC, it was reorganized on the basis of the Tribes. Thus, it became a "Plebeian Tribal Assembly". The Plebeian Council usually met in the well of the Comitia. Often patrician senators would observe from the steps of the Curia Hostilia, and would sometimes heckle during meetings.
In 509 BC the Roman republic was established. However it took roughly another year for a workable form to be put in place.