Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient Times

During the Late Ancient times the main industry in the province of Dalmatia was agriculture. The key reasons for dealing with this branch of economy were favorable climatic conditions and fertile soil, especially in the plains.The intensity of farming was not equally represented in all regions of th...

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Main Author: Mersiha Imamović
Format: Article
Language:Bosnian
Published: University of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Društvene i Humanističke Studije
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Online Access:http://www.dhs.ff.untz.ba/index.php/home/article/view/286/220
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description During the Late Ancient times the main industry in the province of Dalmatia was agriculture. The key reasons for dealing with this branch of economy were favorable climatic conditions and fertile soil, especially in the plains.The intensity of farming was not equally represented in all regions of the province of Dalmatia, as well as in the period before and after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.The general crisis of the Empire had a negative impact on farmers who, due to increasing insecurity, were massively leaving their estates and going to other, safer parts of the province of Dalmatia.That is why the imperial authorities were forced to introduce new legal norms to prevent them or at least somewhat mitigate their departure. Such circumstances led to the growing decline of the rustic villas and the creation of large landholdings owned by individuals. Starting from the second half of the 4thand during the 5thcentury, the decline of agriculture intensified.
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spelling doaj.art-bc45e8e828e04c369b12030f6b49ee482022-12-22T03:18:11ZbosUniversity of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social SciencesDruštvene i Humanističke Studije2490-36042490-36472019-12-0143 (9)189204Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient TimesMersiha Imamović0Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and HerzegowinaDuring the Late Ancient times the main industry in the province of Dalmatia was agriculture. The key reasons for dealing with this branch of economy were favorable climatic conditions and fertile soil, especially in the plains.The intensity of farming was not equally represented in all regions of the province of Dalmatia, as well as in the period before and after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.The general crisis of the Empire had a negative impact on farmers who, due to increasing insecurity, were massively leaving their estates and going to other, safer parts of the province of Dalmatia.That is why the imperial authorities were forced to introduce new legal norms to prevent them or at least somewhat mitigate their departure. Such circumstances led to the growing decline of the rustic villas and the creation of large landholdings owned by individuals. Starting from the second half of the 4thand during the 5thcentury, the decline of agriculture intensified.http://www.dhs.ff.untz.ba/index.php/home/article/view/286/220agriculturefarmingroman empireprovince of dalmatiarustic villas
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Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient Times
Društvene i Humanističke Studije
agriculture
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roman empire
province of dalmatia
rustic villas
title Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient Times
title_full Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient Times
title_fullStr Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient Times
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient Times
title_short Agriculture in the Roman Province of Dalmatia in the Late Ancient Times
title_sort agriculture in the roman province of dalmatia in the late ancient times
topic agriculture
farming
roman empire
province of dalmatia
rustic villas
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