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land, and the agrarian techniques and economy of these three entities
so distant one from the other in time.
The author begins his work analysing the problem of the formation
of the ager publicus in Roma, showing that it came from the
conquest, and the evil consequences it had on the Roman economy,
since it made possible the formation of large latifundiums by the
nobllitas and caused the exodus of the small land-holder who sold
or gave up his land.
He also shows that the licence given to Mario for the recruiting
of the legionaries among the workers who did not possess any land,
brought about a series of reactions which overthrew the Republic
and established the Imperial Regime.
W1th the Pax Romana established by Augustus, the large estate
had an extraordinary development, whereas the ager publicus disappeared,
the large imperial estates appearing in its place.
Taking Africa as a model, the author tried to demonstrate how
a large estate worked in a Roman province, analysing the land regime
and the man-power.
Going on, the author studies the medieval property, pointing out
the continuation of the regime of land estate which originated from
the Roman Empire. He studies its organizations and the problems
of the serfs.
Finally he studies the origin of the large latifundium in colonial
Brazll, the engenho in the north and the farm in the south, showing
the simllarity between these organizations and those of the Ancient
and Middle Ages.
The author comes to the conclusion that the lack of means of
transportation originated the latifundium based in a self-sufficient
and under-developed economy.
Do Prol. Pedro Freire Ribeiro:
INTERVENÇOES
Achando que não ficou bem clara no texto, a analogia que o Autor
pretendeu tirar entre a villa romana e a grande propriedade brasileira,
não esclarecendo qual a fase de evolução daquela que tem
maiores semelhanças com esta e em que fase desta. Observa ainda
que tão importante quanto acentuar as analogias é também acentuar
as diferenças.
Quanto à existência do latifúndio, diz estar de acôrdo com o Autor
quando êste afirma que certas injunções sociais e políticas que
hoje não nos parecem ideais, sejam plenamente justificáveis no momento
histórico em que surgiram, pois elas respondem à uma neces-
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