latifundia in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for latifundia in the English»Italian Dictionary

latifundia [ˌlætɪˈfʊndɪə]

latifundia → latifundium

See also latifundium

latifundium <pl latifundia> [Brit ˌlɑːtɪˈfʌndɪəm, ˌlatɪˈfʌndɪəm, Am ˌlædəˈfəndiəm] N

latifundium

latifondo m

latifundium <pl latifundia> [Brit ˌlɑːtɪˈfʌndɪəm, ˌlatɪˈfʌndɪəm, Am ˌlædəˈfəndiəm] N

latifundium

latifondo m

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Larger farms "(latifundia)" achieved an economy of scale that sustained urban life and its more specialized division of labour.

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In the mid-1980s, out of a grand total of 370 million hectares of farm land, 285 million hectares (77%) were held by latifundia.

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Large estates ("latifundia") that produced cash crops for export often were managed for absentee owners and used slave labor.

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Centuries of capital accumulation, in the form of vast landed estates ("latifundia") across many provinces resulted in enormous wealth for most senators.

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A comparable economic structure in antiquity was the "latifundia" that produced commercial quantities of olive oil or wine, for export.

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The latifundia quickly started economic consolidation as larger estates achieved greater economies of scale and senators did not pay land taxes.

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Another response by the latifundia to labour shortages was to act as merchants, buying wheat produced by independent farmers or from farmers that hired land.

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