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Material effects of empire I - Coggle Diagram
Material effects of empire I
Population expands greatly from 200bc to 50bc
Most of the population is from conquered towns
Rome's population almost doubled in 70 years
People taken from rural areas and other Italian cities
Improved buildings, infrastructure
cover from rain
aqueducts, marble temples
Better roads
Aqua Marcia (144 BC)
Built after sacking of Carthage and Corinth
Water tasted very good
City of Rome gets subsidised grain at expense of other provinces
Chicken and pigs are more farmed as population increases and is denser
Romans were also taller
Other people from other area gets shorter as Rome starts conquering
Lots of lead in the atmosphere
melted to use silver and minted into coins
Minted coins of smaller value rather than use silver
Pompeii contracted islands and other cities to mint small value coins for them
Lots of new shops in Rome
Bakeries
Less work for the people
Influx of wealth and capital from conquest
Movement of people and wealth
Lots of slaves