Epibolē (Greek)

Japanese: エピボレー（英語表記）epibolē[ギリシア]

A system of compulsory cultivation of uncultivated land implemented in the Roman Empire. It had been practiced in Egypt since before the Roman era. Agriculture in the Roman Empire fell into a slump in the 3rd century, and the amount of uncultivated land increased, making it impossible to secure tax revenue from it. As a result, from the end of the 3rd century, the government began to forcibly allocate uncultivated land to the relevant communities and neighboring private landowners and tenants, and required them to pay taxes. However, this system undermined the initiative of landowners and increased their burden, and did not lead to a solution to the agricultural crisis.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ローマ帝国でおこなわれた不耕地の耕作強制の制度。エジプトではローマ時代以前からおこなわれていた。ローマ帝国の農業は3世紀には不振におちいり，不耕地が増大してそこからの税収が確保できなくなった。そこで3世紀の末から政府は，不耕地を当該の共同体や隣接の私的土地所有者や借地人に強制的に割り当て，税の支払いを義務づけた。しかしこの制度は，土地所有者の自発性を損ない負担を増大させるもので，農業危機の解決にはつながらなかった。

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