"Was It a Dream" was written in the first person point of view. In this point of view, the reader will feel as though he or she is the one inside the story. Because of the use of the terms "I" and "my" in the first person point of view, readers can imagine themselves as the narrator or the first person. They will be able to relate well with the theme of the story because it would make them an integral part of the story.
The main reason could be the overexploitation since Cyrenaica became a Roman senatorial province, and the abandonment of the previous strict control over its collection.
