11: The Roman Economy Before the Fall
The Fall of Rome Podcast
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The Role of Small Farms in the Roman Empire
Roman farmers selected seeds, hoeed to destroy weeds, tilled effectively and rotated crops. Different modes of agrarian exploitation were practiced in the same place at different times. Small farms remained the norm from the 4th century BC until the 6th century CE. The biggest states were the most characteristically Roman thing about the economy.
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