WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -latifundium, plural Latifundia, any large ancient Roman agricultural estate that used a large number of peasant or slave labourers. The ancient Roman latifundia originated from the allocation of land confiscated by Rome from certain conquered communities, beginning in the early 2nd century bc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Latifundia were operated by slaves, and the owner might only visit them once or twice a year. He looked on it has an investment. The slaves who worked on these estates were non-Romans who had been taken prisoner by the Romans in war. These changes caused serious disruptions to Roman society.

Detailed explanation-3: -If they failed to return or their farms went bankrupt in their absence, wealthy Romans bought their land, creating larger and larger farms, known as latifundia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Latifundia, a system of land tenure dominated by large rural estates (latifundios). Concentration of landownership began during the Conquest, with sizable royal grants establishing a system of land concentration that persists in much of Latin America.

Detailed explanation-5: -Latifundist is a large landowner, the owner of the Latifundia.