Secessio plebis

Secessio plebis (withdrawal of the commoners, or Secession of the Plebs) was an informal exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens, similar to a general strike.

The Secession of the People to the Mons Sacer, engraving by B. Barloccini, 1849.

Quotes

• The poor were wise, who, by the rich oppressed,

Withdrew, and sought a secret place of rest.

• Juvenal, Satire III, J. Dryden, trans.

See also

• General strike
• Refusal of work