Who were the aristocrats of early rome?
a. fasces
b. rex
c. res publica
d. patricians
is it rex?

The correct answer is C - res publica. 

The res publica were a class of people which we would today consider to have been the early aristocrats of Early Rome.  Later on, the class of wealthy romans and those who had power were called the patricians. 

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