One of the Reasons for the Growing Number of Poor

question 34

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons for the growing number of poor in Rome was the result of

• A)Freed slaves without employment or citizenship rights.
• B)The growing number of people without citizenship and without access to free public food.
• C)New conquered lands that came under the control of the large landowners.
• D)The growing number of landless peasants moving to the city to find employment.
• E)Soldier's widows, without means of support, who moved to the capital.

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