Re:Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived
by s_dev on Monday March 11, 2019 @07:39AM
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Was Crassus not the wealthiest Roman ever?
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Re:Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived
by LoSboccacc on Monday March 11, 2019 @08:05AM
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depending on how you count, likely yes: as far as private property accrued trough commerce he would.
the issue is figure of power in history accumulated wealth based on their domains, so while their treasure was a separate entity from their national treasure, the lines get progressively blurred as the political structure gets more totalitarian and the difference between state and dominion vanishes.