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WEDNE9DAY, YANJARY 7, 19533
Boak Talks
On Decline
Of Romans
Prof. Arthur Boak, Richard
Hudson Professor of Ancient His-
tory, outlined the conditions of
the urban population leading to
the decline of the Roman Em-
pire in the third of the Jerome
lecture series on "Manpower in
the Western Roman Empire" last
night.
Working from his theory "an
urban population tends to decline
if there is no immigration," Prof.
Boak explained the factors re-
sponsible for the fall of the Em-
pire.
"THE SOURCES of the city
population came from the rural
areas and the importation of
slaves," he said. He explained fur-
ther that by the fourth century
there were less people in rural
communities, and slaves were be-
ing used more for colonization.
"As early as 235 A.D. the towns
had started declining because of
civil wars, barbarian raids, pov-
erty, famineand thes20 year
plague," the professor said.
Because of the great shortage of
manpower the government passed
compulsory heredity status laws
forcing laborers to work in the
same trade as their fathers, he
pointed out.
"In the fourth century, 250,-
000 Romans were on the dole,"
Prof. Boak said. The govern-
ment took the responsibility of
making sure that provisions
were on the market.
Citing another example of the
small urban population, Prof.
Boak said Bordeaux, which was
the third largest city in the Em-
pire, covered only 58 acres.
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