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To prevent the farmers from moving back and starting to use them again. Salt really hurts the plants.

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What was traded from china and India to Rome?

salt


Why was salt an expensive commodity in rome?

It was hard to get.


What kind of games are salt fields good for?

None.


Earth-god of wood and fields?

The earth god of wood and fields would be Pan in Greece or Faunus in Rome.


What was plowed in the fields to stop Carthage?

Salt. This was a symbolic ceremony - salt was too vlable to waste. Twenty years later Rome established a farming colony for retired soldiers on the site.


Can salt be separated from something else with a magnet?

No, salt cannot be separated from something else with a magnet. Salt is not magnetic and does not respond to magnetic fields.


Where did Rome get its salt from?

There were exensive salt works on the coast, by the mouth of the River Tiber, 18 miles from the city.


What was trading like in ancient Greece and rome?

trading was really important in greece, more important than rome. fish wasbig in greece. rome didn't have fish.


What salts nutiehts could you put on fields to stop crops growing?

There are some salt nutrients that you could you put on fields to stop crops from growing. One such nutrient is abscise acid which is found in salt and inhibit plant growth.


Who fought in the Punic Wars and Who won?

The Punic Wars (punic = Phoenician, the Carthaginians were a Phoenician people) were between Rome and Carthage. There were three of them. Rome won all three, eventially putting an end to the problem by levelling Carthage and selling its people into slavery in 146 BCE.


What did all farmers grow in their fields in ancient rome?

They grew mostly grapes, olives, wheat, and barley.