{"id":3225,"date":"2023-03-22T08:03:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T07:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnancientrome.com\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2023-03-22T08:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T07:03:58","slug":"how-many-farmers-per-acre-in-ancient-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnancientrome.com\/how-many-farmers-per-acre-in-ancient-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"How many farmers per acre in ancient rome?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of farmers per acre in ancient Rome is a matter of debate. Some estimates put the number as high as 200,000 farmers per acre, while other estimates are as low as 30,000 farmers per acre. The high number of farmers per acre is likely due to the fact that ancient Rome had a large population and a small amount of arable land. The low number of farmers per acre is likely due to the fact that ancient Rome had a large amount of slave labor.<\/p>\n

We don’t have enough information to answer this question.<\/p>\n

How many Romans were farmers? <\/h2>\n

Just about everyone in ancient Rome was a farmer! Over 90% of the population lived in the countryside, and the most common job was farming. Farmers worked hard – they got up early and worked seven days a week doing chores and tending to crops.<\/p>\n

Small farms in the Roman Empire were from 18–108 iugera. One iugerum was equal to about 0.65 acres or a quarter of a hectare. Medium-sized farms were from 80–500 iugera. Large estates (called latifundia) were over 500 iugera.<\/p>\n

How many acres was ancient Rome <\/h3>\n