Only fifteen non-nobles attained the Roman consulship over three centuries

Evidence

The elitist nature of the system is shown by the fact that over a period of 300 years only fifteen non-nobles had held the office of Consul. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 39

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 39
• XREF: connects to: A freedmans son could rise to become Roman emperor — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1153; Roman plebeians secured a separate-electorate consul to counter patrician discrimination

Library Connections

• A freedmans son could rise to become Roman emperor #contradicts (0.80) — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1153