Thanks❤️ wow what a read! Very interesting and sad to read. They really shot themselves in the foot and ruined something that everyone benefited from. I’m just thinking about how these were regular people and how it was to be in the midst of all these bad political choices and suddenly find yourself binded to coloni, and gradually losing your rights and freedom and quality of life. I would try to escape for sure
AH! ONE OF THE BAUGADAE! YES, EMPEROR, THIS BANDIT RIGHT HERE
With all seriousness, many invading barbarian tribes of this period swelled their ranks with dissatisfied Roman peasants escaping the position of coloni, for exactly the reason that they were utterly intolerable conditions.
Crazy how even successful societies dismantle themselves when the powerful are left unrestrained.
Thanks❤️ wow what a read! Very interesting and sad to read. They really shot themselves in the foot and ruined something that everyone benefited from. I’m just thinking about how these were regular people and how it was to be in the midst of all these bad political choices and suddenly find yourself binded to coloni, and gradually losing your rights and freedom and quality of life. I would try to escape for sure
AH! ONE OF THE BAUGADAE! YES, EMPEROR, THIS BANDIT RIGHT HERE
With all seriousness, many invading barbarian tribes of this period swelled their ranks with dissatisfied Roman peasants escaping the position of coloni, for exactly the reason that they were utterly intolerable conditions.
Crazy how even successful societies dismantle themselves when the powerful are left unrestrained.