June 3, 2017January 1, 2018Viking Era How much labor did it take to construct a Viking longship? This is another in my series of posts on ancient finances. Let’s ponder how much time it would take to construct a […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Viking Era One last piece of background on brutality of ancient wars before diving into Viking history – part 4 One last post on the harsh brutality of warfare in ancient days before diving into what few financial tidbits are visible from […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Roman Empire, Viking Era Some background on brutality of ancient wars before diving into Viking history – part 3 One more post to provide context on the reputation of barbarity that is owned by the Vikings. A wonderful book, The Vikings, […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Alexander the Great, Viking Era Some background on brutality of ancient wars before diving into Viking history – part 2 I’m going to take a look at finances of the Viking era. Before doing so, I’d like to provide some context of […]
June 3, 2017August 3, 2019Alexander the Great, Roman Empire, Viking Era Some background on brutality of ancient wars before diving into Viking history – 1 of 2 I’m going to take a look at finances of the Viking era, similar to what I’ve done on legionnaires during the Roman […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Alexander the Great Wild guess on the tally of people enslaved by Alexander the Great One more followup on the human devastation caused by Alexander the Great. There are a lot of posts on my blog discussing […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Alexander the Great Total cost of Alexander’s rampage This will be my final post on the finances of Alexander the Great. Professor Frank Holt’s book The Treasures of Alexander the […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Alexander the Great A few stray tidbits on the cost of Alexander’s military Professor Frank Holt’s book The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man’s Wealth Shaped the World explains there is little in the […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Alexander the Great Some tidbits on the spending side of Alexander the Great’s reign I have been discussing Professor Frank Holt’s book The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man’s Wealth Shaped the World . You can […]
June 3, 2017June 15, 2017Other eras The incredible wealth of Mansa Musa, the ancient emperor of Mali Barron’s suggests Mansa Musa, the Emperor of Mali in the 1300s, was the richest man who ever lived. Since I firmly believe […]