Plebeian Debt and Recovery – Lecture 20 (History of Rome)

Why was plebeian debt spiraling out of control in the years after the Gallic sack?

1. A.The Senate had raised the legal interest rate above the cap set by the Twelve Tables
2. B.Rome had to be rebuilt at huge personal cost, and the maximum legal interest rate was still 100% per year
3. C.A series of bad harvests had made grain prices unaffordable
4. D.Veiian refugees were undercutting wages and forcing plebs into bankruptcy