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Senators The Roman Senators were a respected social class in the Empire. Most senators owned slaved were highly paid. The wealthy Romans usually lived on hills and their houses faced away from the city and noise pollution. Clothing marked social classes in Rome and senators had a purple stripe on their robes. The robes also changed from class to class. The upper class people enjoyed lavish four course meals during the third meal of the day. In the early days of Rome senators began as advisors to the king but as Rome grew so did their power. Later they were considered noble families and then they were drafted into the Senate. The wealthy senators were so special they even were considered to have their own social class. Overall the Senate was the most powerful and wealthy group of citizens in the Empire.
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Senators in ancient Rome are much the ones to day. Much like then Senators today are elected by the people to rule and make decisions. On the other hand today the power of the senate and House of Representatives are equal while the Senate in Rome had a majority of the legislative power.

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