An Economic History of Rome to the End of the Republic (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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What drove Rome’s rise and fall? A disciplined look at money, labor, and policy that shaped an empire.

This edition examines how Rome’s economy operated from the Republic’s early days through its later years. It pulls together evidence on taxes, coinage, land use, slavery, and trade to explain prosperity and collapse alike. Readers will see how fiscal choices, agricultural credit, and population shifts affected daily life, wages, and public policy.

• How slavery and freedmen contributed to the city’s labor force and social structure
• The rise and impact of rural credits, taxation, and currency debasement
• Patterns of trade, production, and the changing role of state and private capital

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