Category:Tribes (Nova Roma)

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-Every Roman citizen was and is a member of a tribe. According to tradition there were originally three tribes, created by king [[Romulus]]; the tribes were reorganized by king [[Servius Tullius]] and greatly increased in number. New tribes were added from time to time until {{-241}} it was decided to fix the number at 35.
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-The tribes in ancient times were fundamental social units. Each tribes had its own officials, and many important activities were organized on a tribal basis including the ''census'', collection of taxes, and voting in the [[Comitia Populi Tributa (Nova Roma)|Comitia Populi Tributa]] and the [[Comitia Plebis Tributa (Nova Roma)|Comitia Plebis Tributa]]. They were so important that a Roman's full [[Choosing_a_Roman_name#Tribe|name]] included the name of his tribe along with the name of his father and grandfather.
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-Tribes are not ethnic groups, but membership of a tribe is normally hereditary (though it is possible for a person to move from one tribe to another at the discretion of the [[Censor (Nova Roma)|Censores]].
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