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The Independent on MSN12d
Ancient Rome Used High Tariffs to Raise Money Too – and Created Other Economic Problems Along the Way
As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
The Print14d
Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too—and created economic problems
Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.
The Independent14d
What Ancient Rome can tell us about the fate of Trump’s tariffs
As someone who’s spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome ... And in the first century BCE, Roman leader Julius Caesar gave his lover, Servilia (mother to his murderer Marcus Brutus ...
Live Science24d
Archaeologists may have finally discovered famous 'lost' canal built by Julius Caesar's uncle
Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling the Celts. At that time, the Roman Republic was protecting its new ...
The Daily of the University of Washington11d
Out of the bubble: sylly week from Rome
Out of the bubble” is a 10-week column exploring the UW Rome Center and other study abroad adventures in the capital of Italy ...
Ouachita Baptist University1d
Frightful Stillness of the Tomb
The Gospel of Matthew describes the death of Christ with incredible signs that are meant to draw our attention to something ...