In the Roman Empire the government forced at its will a lot of unfair and mandatory burden on farmers just because of its overstaffed organization and increased expenditure.

• 摘要罗马帝国时期农民的负担体现出其随意性、不公平性和强制性的特点，导致农民负担过重的根本原因在于帝国机构臃肿，各种费用剧增，从而加重了农民的负担。