Episode 12
12: The Fall of the Roman Economy
The Fall of Rome Podcast · The Fall of Rome Podcast
February 17, 201743m 57s
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Show Notes
The Roman economy was a marvel, the powerhouse that produced surpluses big enough to support huge cities, maintain an enormous standing army, and construct monumental buildings that stand to this day. When the Roman state fell apart, so too did the economy it supported, but in different ways, in different places, at different times.
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Topics
historyancient historyeducationmedieval history