The Decline of Rome and the Rise of Mediaeval EuropeThis work presents a brief narrative of the title subject, interweaving deft evaluations of the critical points of historical thought. |
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... land - reform law of 133 B.C. This appears to have divided public lands into farmsteads of about twenty acres , which were given to the poor . In imperial times some estates were as small as 130 acres , others ran to 1,000 acres . Those ...
... land - reform law of 133 B.C. This appears to have divided public lands into farmsteads of about twenty acres , which were given to the poor . In imperial times some estates were as small as 130 acres , others ran to 1,000 acres . Those ...
Page 49
... land and the labor employed upon it , largely replaced the tax in money . The new tax varied according to the productive capacity of the land and the number of men working upon it . Since it was payable in kind , the govern- ment had to ...
... land and the labor employed upon it , largely replaced the tax in money . The new tax varied according to the productive capacity of the land and the number of men working upon it . Since it was payable in kind , the govern- ment had to ...
Page 95
... land and abandoned farms , and by offering protection to small farmers in return for land . Powerful enough to escape the of taxes and to evade municipal respon- payment sibilities , they became , in effect , feudal lords with financial ...
... land and abandoned farms , and by offering protection to small farmers in return for land . Powerful enough to escape the of taxes and to evade municipal respon- payment sibilities , they became , in effect , feudal lords with financial ...
Contents
Foreword by Edward Whiting | 1 |
Crisis and Recovery | 25 |
The Ordeal and Triumph of Christianity | 52 |
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