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Author: Jim Ulvog

June 1, 2017June 15, 2017Roman Empire

How much wealth was in the Roman treasury in 49 B.C.? How about annual tax revenue under Augustus?

Hadn’t thought about that question too much, but when Jacob Soll mentioned it in his book, The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the […]

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