The Patron Client Model

After the collapse of the republic and with it the need for voters, patronage evolved into a sort of second track form of public assistance. The rich had gotten massively richer, and they tended to keep their wealth in the family. Next week we'll get into what all these people did when they weren't simply trying to survive,. how they educated their young, what they did for fun, how they worshipped their gods, and what gods or god they worshipped. Iottntotitooeotnooino teetooinooen.