1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Dafna11 [192]
1 year ago
8

Why was there a shortage of workers in the Roman Empire

History
1 answer:
Rufina [12.5K]1 year ago
6 0
There are several periods in the Roman Empire that saw shortages of labour workers. But the one that is most relevant is the fall of the West Roman Empire.

The first reason relates to economic troubles. Decades of battles and wars stripped the Roman Empire of its wealth. Having no supply to compensate for payment, the labour forces of the Roman Empire will eventually fall apart.

Secondly, there was a critical lack of slave supply in the empire. The slaves were conquered people by the Romans from battles and brought under the empire. There they would make use of the slaves by having them work in agricultural, mining, and personal fields. The Romans were heavily depended on their slaves to operate their labours. But once the Roman expansion came to a halt in the 2nd century, there comes no more slaves brought by the military. Soon the slave labour force dwindled and the Romans lost one of their main source of labour.

Lastly, the Roman Empire and it’s citizens was too caught up by outside invasions and political corruptions. There exists a split in the West Roman Empire where the lack of unity accounted for less unified use of labours. More money had to be spent and enlistments had to occur to get more soldiers into the military to defend from outside attackers. Political chaos also contributed to the catastrophic events that led up to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

This is only my understanding and interpretation, I hoped it helped tho :)
You might be interested in
Help settle the west
IgorLugansk [536]
What do you mean by help settle the west
7 0
3 years ago
The Mayflower compact and the Virginia house of burgesses were both examples of
podryga [215]
Virginia House of Burgesses! I hoped this helped you !!
8 0
3 years ago
How do Buddhists believe one can achieve enlightenment
dedylja [7]

Answer :

Born into royalty, Siddhartha Gautama, now known as the Buddha, lived his early years sheltered from the poverty and suffering that plagued his country of India in that time. Upon seeing this suffering first hand, Siddhartha left his home in search of understanding. <u>After six years in meditation he attained understanding through self-liberation and realization of the true nature of the universe, a state he called enlightenment.</u> Siddhartha immediately began teaching of enlightenment, of the wrong and right views of the world and of the path to reaching a truly free mind. <u>These teachings form the base of Buddhism, and it is the practices and the paths of which the Buddha taught that all Buddhist monks follow in their search for enlightenment.</u>

6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is celebrated on the jewish holiday of hanukkah?
ddd [48]
The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt.
6 0
3 years ago
Under the production method called cottage indusrry, people worked
iVinArrow [24]

in the Fields collecting or inside using a cotton gin made for mass production

Brainliest

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What is one difference between closed and oper elections
    12·2 answers
  • Based on what you just saw, what made Roger Sherman unique?
    6·2 answers
  • Which aspects us politics is mostly closely tied to the concept of indirect democracy
    6·2 answers
  • What did the rise of nationalism cause prior to ww1
    9·1 answer
  • A negative effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was that
    13·2 answers
  • An article 26–2 of the United Nations Universal declaration what subjects and books address the goal?
    13·1 answer
  • Based on the chart, which of the following best supports a rationale for the similarities between ancient writing and present-da
    12·2 answers
  • Which event led many Americans to question the loyalty of New Mexicans to
    7·1 answer
  • Hhffddddddddddddddddddggggggggggggggggggggsrgfdrgfd
    9·1 answer
  • Which statement accurately describes the term Manifest Destiny?
    9·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!