Section 4

Section 4

Effects of ConquestEffects of Conquest

Conquests and wealth changed

Rome’s economy and government!

Conquests and wealth changed

Rome’s economy and government!

Agricultural Changes

Agricultural Changes

Size and purpose of farms changed

Size and purpose of farms changed

Agricultural Change #1Agricultural Change #1

Latifundias – large estatesLatifundias – large estates

LatifundiasLatifundias•Produced crops, sheep, and cattle for sale at market

•No longer grew own wheat so had to import from Sicily and North Africa

•Produced crops, sheep, and cattle for sale at market

•No longer grew own wheat so had to import from Sicily and North Africa

Why?Why?

Hannibal’s Invasion

Hannibal’s Invasion

To prevent Hannibal’s soldiers from having food, many farmers

burned their fields and now didn’t have the money to fix up their

farms.

To prevent Hannibal’s soldiers from having food, many farmers

burned their fields and now didn’t have the money to fix up their

farms.

Agricultural Change #2Agricultural Change #2

Who worked the land!

Who worked the land!

SlaverySlavery•At first Romans did not enslave people

•By 146 B.C., (greed) began enslaving prisoners to work on estates

•At first Romans did not enslave people

•By 146 B.C., (greed) began enslaving prisoners to work on estates

From Farm to City

From Farm to City

Farmers who sold farms, had to

work under new owners or move

to city

Farmers who sold farms, had to

work under new owners or move

to city

Most moved to

Rome!

Most moved to

Rome!

Problems in RomeProblems in Rome•Overcrowded apartments (caught fire or collapsed)

•Aqueducts (brought water) and sewers not connected to apartments

•Disease (typhus)•No jobs…

•Overcrowded apartments (caught fire or collapsed)

•Aqueducts (brought water) and sewers not connected to apartments

•Disease (typhus)•No jobs…

Only way to get money was to sell votes to

politicians…

Only way to get money was to sell votes to

politicians…

Decline of Roman

Republic!

Decline of Roman

Republic!

Decline of Republic

Decline of Republic

•As Rome’s rule grew, began demanding taxes and slaves

•Rome sold tax contracts to publicans – Roman tax collectors who paid Rome ahead of time

•Collected more than 10%

•As Rome’s rule grew, began demanding taxes and slaves

•Rome sold tax contracts to publicans – Roman tax collectors who paid Rome ahead of time

•Collected more than 10%

Trouble for

Rome!

By 135 B.C. Rome was in trouble!

By 135 B.C. Rome was in trouble!

•Farmers – lost economic and political independence

•Merchants – lost business b/c rich Romans wanted goods from Greece and Syria

•Government officials only concerned with getting rich

•Farmers – lost economic and political independence

•Merchants – lost business b/c rich Romans wanted goods from Greece and Syria

•Government officials only concerned with getting rich

Gap between rich and poor grew greater!

Gap between rich and poor grew greater!

Rome had become

politically unstable!

Rome had become

politically unstable!