2. Seevon Michelson LATIFUNDIA

3.  Imported grain drops prices  Couldn’t afford to lease public land This led to:  Small farmers sold out SMALL FARMERS FAIL

4.  The small farmers sold out  They moved to the city This led to:  Large amounts of cheap land FARMERS GIVE UP

5.  Large amounts of cheap land  No regulations on farm size This led to:  Rich buying up the land BUYING UP OF THE LAND

6.  Rich buying up the land  Slave labor available This led to:  Large farms BUYING UP OF THE LAND

7. LATIFUNDIA Latifundia were large estates worked by slaves. Because the rich could afford to buy more and more land, most of the land was in the hands of a few rich people. link

8. LATIFUNDIA This created unrest with the poor. They had migrated in large masses into the city to try and find jobs, and felt that they weren’t being represented in the government. They no longer had economic opportunity, unable to buy land, which also meant they couldn’t serve in the army. Link

9. LATIFUNDIA The poor no longer had a chance to buy/rent any public land. The situation escalated until the Gracchus brothers tried to reform the system. link

10. Small farmers couldn’t afford to compete with larger farms. The larger farms, worked by slaves, bought the smaller farms. These were called Latifundia. As the farms grew in size, so did the unemployed population and their unrest. IMPORTANT STUFF