Downey is a unique community in the heart of Southern California that combines the best of both large and small. We are an active city of 110,000 with a small town atmosphere. This is a place of pride, history, involvement, and community.
The definition of a plebeian is a person in the lower class. An example of a plebeian is a member of the ancient Roman lower class. Plebeian is defined as relating to the common people or lacking in manners. An example of a plebeian act is licking food off of a plate. 1  a member of the ancient Roman lower class. 2  one of the common people.  a vulgar, coarse person.
Rome s working class, the plebeians had little individual power. Grouped together, however, they became a Roman mob and had to be handled carefully.By the first century AD, plebeians comprised a formal class, which held its own meetings, elected its own officials and kept its own records.The term plebeian referred to all free Roman citizens who were not members of the patrician, senatorial or equestrian classes.rouped together, however, they became a Roman mob and had to be handled carefully. By the first century AD, plebeians comprised a formal class, which held its own meetings, elected its own officials and kept its own records.