Curiosities of ancient Rome (Economy)

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Economy offers interesting facts about the economy of ancient Rome and the mechanisms that powered the Roman Empire. This category includes lesser-known facts related to trade, money, taxes, production, labor, and finances of the Roman state, revealing the economic realities of the ancient world.

Publicans – Roman tenants of public revenues

Publicans (publicani) in ancient Rome were entrepreneurs who administered taxes and participated in lucrative contracts to supply food and equipment to the legions and carried out large construction projects. The Publicani came from the equites…Więcej

Ordinary and extraordinary taxes in ancient Rome – financial pillars of Empire

Taxes were the financial foundation of ancient Rome, supporting its extensive administration, army, road construction, and other public investments. Two types of tributes played a key role in the Roman fiscal system: ordinary taxes (tributum…Więcej

Gaius Pescennius Niger and his coinage

Gaius Pescennius Niger appeared in the pages of history in extremely interesting and difficult times for Imperium Romanum. After the murder of Emperor Commodus and the short and at the same time tragic reign of…Więcej

Gratidianus and monetary reform

Marcus Gratidianus was a Roman politician born around 125 BCE. In 85 BCE he held the office of praetor. During this period, Rome struggled with an economic crisis caused by civil wars. It manifested itself,…Więcej

Loan for consumption in Roman law

Real contracts were the oldest type of contracts in the Roman law. Eventually there were several types of contracts in this category: loan for consumption (mutuum), deposit (depositum), loan for use (commodatum) and pledge (pignus).…Więcej

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