Re:Ancient Rome’s Collapse Is Written into Arctic Ice
by vincebowdren on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @12:16PM
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Yet according to these graphs coin production goes up during times of peace and down during times of war. Really?
Well, the republican era wasn't a very peaceful time; Rome was pretty much continuously at war in one way or another for centuries. The late republican crisis was unusual because the roman legions were fighting each other, instead of non-roman forces.
Well, the republican era wasn't a very peaceful time; Rome was pretty much continuously at war in one way or another for centuries. The late republican crisis was unusual because the roman legions were fighting each other, instead of non-roman forces.