Mappa delle zone più ricche dell’Impero Romano nel 395.
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Mappa delle zone più ricche dell’Impero Romano nel 395.
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di Great-Insurance-3143
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Green: low wealth areas
Orange: areas of medium wealth
Red: rich areas
Purple: extremely rich areas
How things have changed…
Italy has stayed the same
I am still at awe at what the Romams did to get that Silver in Spain.
Unsure if the Pars Occidentalis kept the interest rate down already, so that Gallia, Belgica and Italia could grow the national debt to 120%+ of GDP and spend it all on feminae et vinum.
Because that’s what makes Ursula’s empire so great. You can go bankrupt, govern your country like a banana republic, and let the northerners pay the bill.
This map just shows that the Swiss/Helvettii are proof that money/gold distance yourself from the rest of humanity.
Why was Cilicia so rich back then?
So britain was the laughing stock of the empire
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Switzerland = rich
Always has been
How is this wealth exactly calculated?
I can imagine areas in Gaul having low wealth, but providing lots of slaves, and that crucial promises parcels of land for retired legionaries.
This would add a lot to keep the economy running, but would not be accounted in ancient gdp figures.
why did the romans advance into damp, cold britain? there’s nothing there that you wouldn’t find in gallia and germania.
Caesar put such a good spin on the poor territory he conquered… It’s all about perception