Acquiring a farm Roman agriculture

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aristocrats , common people acquire land farm in 1 of 3 ways. common way gain land purchase land. though lower class citizens did own small pieces of land, found difficult , expensive maintain. because of many difficulties of owning land, sell in aristocracy had financial backing support farm. though there public lands available common person use, aristocrats tended purchase pieces of land, caused great deal of tension between 2 classes. “mass eviction of poor rich underlay political tensions , civil wars of last century of roman republic.” way acquire land reward going war. high ranking soldiers returning war given small pieces of public land or land in provinces way of paying them services. last way obtain land through inheritance. father leave land family, son, in event of death. wills drawn out specified receive land way of ensuring other citizens did not try take land family of deceased.