Economic+-+Rome

Economy -
 * There were trade with different areas, but the things Romans traded weren't directly from Italy. They overused the land in agriculture, with large estates and many slaves.
 * Republic
 * Good agriculture
 * Small farmers
 * Some trade
 * Fewer slaves
 * Numbers increase with expansion
 * Empire
 * Trade with Asia and Africa
 * Merchants rise in class
 * Luxury items
 * Slaves ran most of agriculture
 * Overused the land
 * Big gap between the rich and the poor