Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way
Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.
What Ancient Rome can tell us about the fate of Trump’s tariffs
Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at ...
The Roman Empire Loved by Elon Musk and Steve Bannon Never Existed
Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is ...
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From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
The Ulpian Library, a great library in the center of Rome, was founded by Emperor Trajan, who ruled around the turn of the second century C.E. Referenced often by ancient authors, it could have ...
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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.
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What Ancient Rome can tell us about the fate of Trump’s tariffs
At Palmyra (an ancient city in what’s now Syria ... And in the first century BCE, Roman leader Julius Caesar gave his lover, Servilia (mother to his murderer Marcus Brutus), an imported black ...