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During the Middle and Late Roman Republic there was mass impoverishment. Loss of land by peasants was a big problem from the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) on. Many small farms were ravaged by Hannibal's forces during his invasion of Italy and many more were neglected due to the peasants' prolonged military service during that war. The owners of large landed estates took advantage of this to buy land on the cheap from distressed peasants. They were also advantaged by the abundant supply of slave labour created by the war (slaves were war captives). The majority of slaves were bought by rich landlords and were employed in the fields of the large estates. This abundant supply of labour facilitated the productive expansion of the estates. This trend continued and Rome was flooded by dispossessed peasants who migrated there to eke out a living, swelling the masses of the poor.

The issue of poverty became a political hot potato and was a factor behind the series of civil wars which led to the fall of the Roman Republic and its replacement by absolute rule by emperors.

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What wars which had a disastrous effect on the Roman Republic?

Punic Wars..


How did the Republic come to have an empire?

The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.The Roman republic grew into an empire by expansion into Italy by conquests and treaty and by winning foreign wars, the most notable being the Punic wars.


What is the name of the Roman king during the Punic wars?

The last king of Rome was expelled in the late 6th Century BCE. The Punic Wars were in the 3rd and 2nd Centuries BCE, when Rome was a republic.


Who was fighting who in the punic wars?

The Roman Empire and Carthrage were fighting in the Punic Wars.


How did the Roman republic become the Roman empire and the holy Roman empire?

The Holy Roman Empire had nothing to do with the Romans. It was a medieval institution centred around Germany. The Roman republic became an empire by expansion both before and after the Punic wars.

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What happened to the Roman Empire after the Punic Wars?

It became embroiled in wars in the Greek eastern Mediterranean.


Why were the Punic Wars historically significant to the development of the Roman Republic?

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How did the punic wars affect roman republic?

Its success gave Rome control of the Western Mediterranean.


What is the name of the Roman king during the Punic wars?

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What were the Punic Wars fought for?

The Punic Wars were caused by the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. These were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC.


When did Greek-Punic Wars happen?

Greek-Punic Wars happened in -600.


Who was fighting who in the punic wars?

The Roman Empire and Carthrage were fighting in the Punic Wars.


How did the Roman republic become the Roman empire and the holy Roman empire?

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