The rise and fall of the publicani of the Roman Empire offers valuable lessons on scalability, adaptability, financial ...

Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.

When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

A new DFG project has been launched to study brick stamps in Roman Trier. Trier reached its peak in the 4th century AD, when it served as a residence for Roman emperors. Monumental structures like the ...

A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

As someone who’s spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome, it all feels a shade familiar. In fact, tariffs were also used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments ...

As someone who's spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome, it all feels a shade familiar. In fact, tariffs were also used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments ...

For centuries, the splendor of Rome and the mythical grandeur of the Han dynasty in China have captured the imagination of ...

Agriculture remained an ideal measure of wealth in the ancient world even after Rome achieved economic superiority.