WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As Rome fought more foreign wars, many small landholders were away serving in the military for longer periods. 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-2: -As a Roman, you had education, culture and the protection of the largest military empire on your side. Living in this Empire also had some notable drawbacks. The empire had extreme poverty rates, threats of being in a constant state of war, and the government could impose huge tax burdens on the people.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rich grew wealthy from their slaves while the poor could not find enough work. As Rome’s conquests began to end, so did their import of slaves, and they faced a drastic decline in labor disrupting agriculture production. This created more stress on the already weakened economy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Roman Republic’s biggest disadvantage was their lack of a strong navy and naval firepower. The First Punic War began in 264 B.C. but Rome did not build its first naval fleet until 260 B.C. This weakness, and inexperience, was clearly noticed by the Carthaginian naval forces.

Detailed explanation-5: -When they engaged in battle, The Romans had no proper protection against the Goths. This would lead to their troops all dying out at a much faster rate. According to Vegetius, what is one military problem experienced by the Roman empire? Christianity was at first very unlawful.