 By 123 BC, the financial requirement for military service was slashed again from 4,000 asses to just 1,500 asses.By this time, therefore, it is clear that many of the property-less former "proletarii" had been nominally admitted into the "adsidui".During the 2nd century BC, Roman territory saw an overall decline in population, partially due to the huge losses incurred during various wars.