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provided free of charge at the circus maximus and the Coliseum where gladiatorial battles were often conducted.
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profit from the trade allowed for immense wealth to flow into Rome itself which had running water and numerous other amenities.
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generally conducted on large farms known as latifundia, which were operated by slave labor
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Their mos important characteristic
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Their army was disciplined and well- equipped.
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Crops grown on these large estates was used for export and thereby enriched the Empire
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This Roman system became the foundation of Western legal systems.