How Did The Provinces Affect The Roman Economy

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Learning Journal Unit 8 Discuss how the provinces affected the general Roman economy. Introduction: The word province is originated from the Latin Provincia or provinciae (as plural) and in ancient Rome, it was territorial subdivision of the Roman Empire. The name was applied to territories in both in Rome and all others areas where Roman officials had jurisdiction over. Provinces were usually administered by politicians of senatorial rank, usually former consuls or former praetors. This learning journal will discuss how those provinces affected the general Roman economy. The provinces of ancient Rome greatly affected its economy in terms of agrarian products, revenue generation and political stability. Goods, exclusively of wheat, olive oil, and wine imported into Italy were unaffordable as were those of luxury goods from other parts of the Roman world. The provinces were self-supportive and at the same time provided the monetary treasury by paying taxes, as well as supplying Rome with their staple goods. Pottery also came from Gaul and Germany to Italy. The …show more content…

In return, the provinces attained peace and stability. Despite the mutual relationship, some of the provinces like Gaul, wanted Rome out of the territories. Yet others were glad to be part of the Roman empire such as Egypt and Turkey. Not only did the provinces contribute immensely to the greatness of the Roman Empire, but also, they led to its downfall and ruin. Road network was one the main factors for economic growth in ancients Rome. As Rome became powerful, the continued to add new provinces (conquests) and construct new road network to connect those provinces to each other and to Rome. You can do further reading about a saying "all roads lead to Rome". The conquests of Egypt, Sicily and Tunisia in North Africa were of paramount importance in the processing and shipment of grain to

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