How the provinces affected the general Roman economy
Romans called the lands conquer “provinces”. Large (a whole country) foreign lands were divided into smaller provinces to be more manageable and are able to control the administrator of the land (Livius.org. 2017). The first province that Rome created was Sicily, after the first Punic war. At the beginning of the republic, provinces not only provide revenue to Rome but food and other necessary items that made Rome flourish. Although over time these provinces also contributed to the disintegration of the Empire.
Since these provinces were foreign lands it needed to be regulated. This was done by a Roman magistrate (Praetor), as an expression of Roman authority in those areas. The praetor served as the administrator for one year. The function of the praetor consisted in collecting taxes and provision for the government. Several of the provinces were fertile lands. So, farming was an important branch of the economy that could support the vast population in Rome. Therefore, provinces became vital to the society and the economy of Rome. Kamm (n.d.) states that “the …show more content…
During the period of the poor emperors, the people and the whole economy suffered. For instance, there was no money to pay soldiers, workers, and others. The roads were neglected and soon it was hard to bring supplies to different provinces and to the soldiers. If there’s no money for soldiers, there was not protection at Sea or at land, I imagine. So, trading was affected too. To add fuel to the fire, Emperor Valens allies with one tribe of the barbarians (the Goths) to attack the Huns, Franks, Vandals, and Saxons, which were others, tribes of barbarians (EncyclopediaBritannica, n.d.). But, at this time Rome was already brock and had nothing to exchange for the Goth’s support. So, this unravels the fury of the Goths and end up attacking
Romans called the lands conquer “provinces”. Large (a whole country) foreign lands were divided into smaller provinces to be more manageable and are able to control the administrator of the land (Livius.org. 2017). The first province that Rome created was Sicily, after the first Punic war. At the beginning of the republic, provinces not only provide revenue to Rome but food and other necessary items that made Rome flourish. Although over time these provinces also contributed to the disintegration of the Empire.
Since these provinces were foreign lands it needed to be regulated. This was done by a Roman magistrate (Praetor), as an expression of Roman authority in those areas. The praetor served as the administrator for one year. The function of the praetor consisted in collecting taxes and provision for the government. Several of the provinces were fertile lands. So, farming was an important branch of the economy that could support the vast population in Rome. Therefore, provinces became vital to the society and the economy of Rome. Kamm (n.d.) states that “the …show more content…
During the period of the poor emperors, the people and the whole economy suffered. For instance, there was no money to pay soldiers, workers, and others. The roads were neglected and soon it was hard to bring supplies to different provinces and to the soldiers. If there’s no money for soldiers, there was not protection at Sea or at land, I imagine. So, trading was affected too. To add fuel to the fire, Emperor Valens allies with one tribe of the barbarians (the Goths) to attack the Huns, Franks, Vandals, and Saxons, which were others, tribes of barbarians (EncyclopediaBritannica, n.d.). But, at this time Rome was already brock and had nothing to exchange for the Goth’s support. So, this unravels the fury of the Goths and end up attacking