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  2. Roman economy - Wikipedia

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    Masters would task their slaves with inscribing advertisements onto the walls of ancient Roman settlements. [102] In ancient Rome, graffiti was the equivalent of billboards. [103] Goods and products in ancient Rome may have carried inscriptions which were used to advertise other goods and services.

  3. Roman commerce - Wikipedia

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    The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade. 1st edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Scheidel, Walter. The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Scheidel, Walter, Richard P. Saller, and Ian Morris. The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World. Cambridge: Cambridge University ...

  4. Category:Economy of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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  5. Roman currency - Wikipedia

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    For these reasons, the Romans would have certainly known about coinage systems long before their government actually introduced them. Eventually, the economic conditions of the Second Punic War forced the Romans to fully adopt a coinage system. [5] The type of money introduced by Rome was unlike that found elsewhere in the ancient Mediterranean.

  6. Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Winged Victory, ancient Roman fresco of the Neronian era from Pompeii The Roman Empire under Hadrian (ruled 117–138) showing the location of the Roman legions deployed in 125 AD. After the Punic Wars, the Roman army comprised professional soldiers who volunteered for 20 years of active duty and five as reserves.

  7. Taxation in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    The Temple of Saturn, a religious monument that housed the treasury in ancient Rome. Ancient Roman tax systems were regressive, they applied a heavier tax burden on lower income levels and reduced taxation on wealthier social classes. [23] In ancient Rome, taxation was primarily levied upon the provincial population who lived outside of Italy.

  8. Roman finance - Wikipedia

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    Banks were established in Rome, modelled upon their Greek counterparts, and introduced formalized financial intermediation. Livy is the first writer to acknowledge the rise of formal Roman banks in 310 BC. [7] Ancient Roman banks operated under private law, which did not have clear guidance on how to decide cases concerning financial matters.

  9. Taberna - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a typical Roman domus, with a taberna on each side of the entrance. A taberna (pl.: tabernae) was a type of shop or stall in Ancient Rome.Originally meaning a single-room shop for the sale of goods and services, tabernae were often incorporated into domestic dwellings on the ground level flanking the fauces, the main entrance to a home, but with one side open to the street.