Agrarian Rome and Urbanisation
, Central Role of Agriculture
• Ancient Rome was fundamentally an agrarian society; agriculture was consid
the noblest occupation.
• The Roman elite idealized the farmer-soldier (vir rusticus) as the backbone o
the Republic.
• Despite Rome’s expansion and trade, the economy remained largely rural and
dependent on farming.
, Central Role of Agriculture
• Ancient Rome was fundamentally an agrarian society; agriculture was consid
the noblest occupation.
• The Roman elite idealized the farmer-soldier (vir rusticus) as the backbone o
the Republic.
• Despite Rome’s expansion and trade, the economy remained largely rural and
dependent on farming.
