the conflict of the orders 49428 7 BCE was a power struggle between the patricians romes elite and the plebians the commoners initially the patricians held all political power controlling the Senate and religious offices while the plebians had little say tensions grew and in 494 BCE the plebian staged the first secession withdrawing from Rome to demand rights this led to the creation of the Tribune of the plebs officials who could veto unfair laws over time plebians fought for more reforms like The Lex canula which allowed intermarriage between classes and the linian sexan laws which open the consulship to plebians by 287 BCE The Lex orenia made decisions of the plean assembly binding for all citizens ending the conflict of the order the struggle brought greater equality and reshaped Roman politics Paving the way for the Republic's expansion