The lustrum was closed this year by the censors, P. Cornelius Arvina and C. Marcius Rutilus. The census returns gave the population as numbering 262,321.BEGINNING
The census returns gave the number of citizens as 137,108, a considerably smaller number than the one before the beginning of the war. ONGOING
The lustrum was closed later than usual because the censors had sent commissioners into the provinces to ascertain the number of Roman citizens who were serving in the armies. Including these, the total number as shown in the census amounted to 214,000. The lustrum was closed by C. Claudius Nero. This year, for the first time, a return was furnished of the population of the twelve colonies, the censors of the colonies themselves furnishing the lists so that the military strength and financial position of each might be permanently recorded in the archives of the State, TOWARDS THE END
How did the Punic Wars affect the people?
What was the cause and effect of the First Punic War?
What were the effects of the Punic Wars on the fabric of Roman society?