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The Fall of the Roman Gens
Ingalls: The emergence of this plebeian class ultimately undermines the gens because it creates two groups. And in response to a literal plebeian revolution we see the emergence of the Roman state. A new constitution was created which established an assembly of the people that included both the populace and the plebs. This replaced the function of the gens completely, says Ingalls.