Question

What changes took place in Rome after the end of the Punic Wars? Choose all answers that are correct. Romans began to adopt and adapt Greek ideas to the Roman culture. Many Romans lost the virtues of self-sacrifice, hard work, obedience, and respect for authority. Because large landowners used slaves captured in war to farm the land, many Roman workers were left without land, work or money. Many farmers came home from the Punic Wars and bought additional land to add to their farms. A large gap developed between the rich and the poor.

Answer 1

Changes that took place in Rome after the end of Punic wars

Explanation:

The statements which describe the changes that took place in Rome after the Punic Wars are as follows:

1. Many Romans lost the virtues of self-sacrifice, hard work, obedience, and respect for authority.

2. Romans began to adopt and adapt Greek ideas to the Roman culture.

3. Because large landowners used slaves captured in war to farm the land, many Roman workers were left without land, work or money.

4. A large gap developed between the rich and the poor.

Answer 2

a) Romans began to adopt and adapt Greek ideas to the Roman culture.

b) Many Romans lost the virtues of self-sacrifice, hard work, obedience, and respect for authority.

c) Because large landowners used slaves captured in war to farm land, many Roman workers were left without land, work or money.

e) A large gap developed between the rich and poor.

Explanation:

• The Greeks had a major influence on "Roman Culture". The Romans had learnt  about the culture of Greek when they had established Greek colonies on the Sicily island and in southern Italy.
• The use of slaves had changed significantly in Rome as a consequence of the Punic Wars.  By the end of the "2nd century", however, many slaves had one to Rome either as prisoners of war or bought abroad from a new wealthy group of Romans who now employed domestic servants or invested in slaves.
• Local farmers were put out of business by cheap subsidized crops and rich farmers who used slave labor. As such Roman workers/labourers had lost their work and were left without land, money & work
• As Roman values such as loyalty &  patriotism declined, the upper classes did not provide "leadership". The riches which the war had brought resulted in a growing gap between rich & poor, economic turmoil & corruption