Mons Sacer

It was about three miles northeast of the ancient city, north of the Via Ficulensis,[2][3] but now lies within the boundaries of modern Rome, where it gives its name to the Monte Sacro quarter.

This conflict of the orders reached its head in 494 BC, when faced with crushing debt, the plebeians appealed to the Roman Senate for relief, and were rebuffed.

[2][7] This standoff was resolved when the Senate, fearful of war with the Sabines, and faced with the lack of an army to fight on the city's behalf, sent envoys known to be favourably disposed to the plebs, led by Agrippa Menenius Lanatus.

Menenius and his colleagues argued that neither the patricians nor the plebeians could survive without the other, and agreed to a series of concessions to induce the people to return to the city.

[10] Cicero reports these events in reverse, stating that the plebeians first seceded to the Sacred Mount, then returned to the city and occupied the Aventine Hill.