Question

Two men, Atticus and Magnus, lived in Constantinople during the medieval period. Atticus served in the lands of Magnus, whereas Magnus recently acquired land through a grant from the king himself.

Identify the classes to which Atticus and Magnus might have belonged.

• A. Atticus was a Patrician, and Magnus was a Plebeian
• B. Atticus was a Plebeian, and Magnus was a Patrician
• C. They were both Patricians
• D. They were both Plebeians

Answer 1

The correct option is B Atticus was a Plebeian, and Magnus was a Patrician

The Patricians, or the landlords, possessed a lot of political power in the empire. This was because they formed an institution called the Senate, which advised the kings of the empire. The Plebeians were below them in the social hierarchy of the time. A Plebeians had no political rights and had to accept the status of a slave.