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What affects did the victories of the Punic Wars have on rome

Answer 1

Rome eventually won the Punic wars, so the Romans expanded throughout the Mediterranean lands and much of Europe.
The Punic Wars are generally seen as a very important turning point that led to the social instability that brought down the Roman Republic and led to the rise of the Empire.

First of all, Hannibal had spent fifteen years in Italy, not only fighting the Romans but also ravaging their lands. By the time he was defeated, the Italian countryside was devastated. The small farmers who made up the bulk of the Italian population had seen their lands destroyed, made worthless. In response, many rich aristocrats bought up huge tracts of these lands for very little money.

At the same time, Rome's victory in the Punic Wars (and in the simultaneous Macedonian Wars) led to a massive influx of slaves, again bought up by rich aristocrats. These slaves were sent to work the newly bought lands. The massive plantations that resulted were known as Latinfundia. The Latinfundia system, whereby most of the land was in the hands of the upper class, and worked by slaves, put the small farmers, who had been a substantial class, completely out of work. As a result, they flocked to the cities looking for jobs, but few found them.

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