WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A latifundium (Latin: latus, “spacious” and fundus, “farm, estate") is a very extensive parcel of privately owned land. The latifundia of Roman history were great landed estates specializing in agriculture destined for export: grain, olive oil, or wine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The majority of the work was done by servants and slaves. Slaves were the main source of labor. In Roman society, there were three main ways to obtain a slave. The first and possibly most common way to gain a slave was to buy one on the market.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -While the plebeians were away in Carthage fighting for Rome, many greedy patricians (wealthy landowners) bought up much of the farmland that the plebeians worked on. The patricians combined these landholdings into large estates called latifundias, which made them extremely wealthy.