How Did Rome Solve the Problem of Feeding Its Growing

question 14

Multiple Choice

How did Rome solve the problem of feeding its growing population?

• A) Emperors provided free bread, oil, and wine to the population.
• B) Leaders started subsidizing the cost of basic commodities.
• C) Emperors combined small tenant farms into huge agricultural operations.
• D) The Senate forced thousands of residents out of the city to colonize the frontiers.

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