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How did inflation effect Rome?

Inflation: Especially luxurious emperors like Commodus depleted the imperial coffers. By the time of his assassination, the Empire had almost no money left. Money could be acquired by taxation or by finding new sources of wealth, like land, but the Empire had reached its furthest limits by the time of Trajan. Nero and other emperors debased the currency in order to supply a demand for more coins. By debasing the currency is meant that instead of a coin having its own intrinsic value, it became representative of the silver or gold it had once contained. By the time of Claudius II Gothicus (268-270 A.D.) the amount of silver in a supposedly silver denarius was only .02%. This led to or was severe inflation, depending on how you define inflation. Land: Rome's wealth was originally in land, but this gave way to wealth through taxation. The Cato Institute says that emperors deliberately overtaxed the senatorial (or ruling) class in order to render it powerless. To do this, the emperors needed a powerful set of enforcers -- the imperial guard. Once the wealthy and powerful were no longer either rich or powerful, the poor had to pay the bills of the state. These bills included the payment of the imperial guard and the military troops at the empire's borders. "Feudalism": Since the military and the imperial guard were absolutely essential, taxpayers had to be compelled to produce their pay. Workers had to be tied to their land. To escape the burden of tax, some small landowners sold themselves into slavery, since slaves didn't have to pay tax and freedom from taxes was more desirable than personal liberty. Since the Empire wasn't making money from the slaves, the Emperor Valens (368) declared it illegal to sell oneself into slavery. The small landowner had become a feudal serf.


What is the difference between a commodity form of money and token money?

A commodity form of money is when the value of the money is determined by the intrinsic worth of what makes it. For example, if the money is salt (as was used by the Roman empire) then the value of the money is the same as the value of the same weight of salt in another form. A token form of money is when a form of money (for example a coin) is created that has little or no intrinsic value, but has value because a company or person has agreed to exchange the token for a good or service of value. One example is bus tokens - small coins that can be presented on buses in exchange for transportation.


Is Roman Catholic Church registered in Security and Exchange Commissions in the Philippines?

The Roman Catholic Church is considered a not for profit entity in most legal jurisdictions. Not for Profit entities do not issues shares and therefore are not subject to securities and exchange oversight. Bottom line, its a religion not a share issuing com really? so how come they put money with out profits? awkward isnt it, and how they can put money to buy shares of stock with out company? you think they can do that with out ITR or TIN?


What caused romes economy to weaken how did inflation affect rome?

The decline of the Roman economy started in what had been called the crisis of the 3rd century, during which: a) There were constant invasions across the frontiers of the empire which massively overstretched the army. b) There was a string of usurpations with as many as 35 usurper emperors and two part of the empire broke away for a short time. c) There was runaway inflation. Hyperinflation was caused by many years of debasement of the Roman coins. The silver and gold content of silver and gold coins had been continually decreased by many emperors to have more coins to finance their expenses and to increase the size and the pay of the army. This devalued the coins. The coins eventually came to have virtually no value. They had as little as only 5 % of precious metal. This led to inflation. The usurper emperors made this worse by issuing their own coins, which increased the supply of money. Inflation became runaway and went out of control. Its effects were: 1) A breakdown in trade. It became difficult to exchange goods with a worthless currency. 2) Agricultural production on the large landed estates became localised. These estates decreased their sales of crops to the cities and concentrated on production for local barter. 3) The urban economy collapsed. Manufacturing in cities shrunk because their goods, which were for long-distance trade, could not be traded. 4) Many people migrated from the cities to the countryside and the population of the cites shrunk. 5) The owners of the large estates employed the migrants from the cities as servile labour. These people lost their rights and became tied to their landlords. 6) Distresses peasants, who were leaseholders on the large estates, were leaving their land in search for better opportunities. They were often turned into servile labour in the large estates as well. 6) The tax revenue of the state decreased, while expenditure increased as the size of the army increased. The mentioned invasions also led to greater reliance on a much expanded cavalry, which was even more expensive. 7) Taxation was increased and was raised in the form of demanding goods, which did not help the economy. Emperor Diocletian resorted to confiscating goods. Taxation remained a big burden on the people for the rest of the history of the empire. Constantine I managed to bring inflation under control by scrapping the silver coins and amassing large quantities of gold to create a viable gold coinage. However, this benefitted only those who could afford god coins. The masses had to make do with copper token money (the follis) which had been created because the previous coins had collapsed. The follis was very vulnerable to inflation. The overall result of the crisis was a decline of the economy of the empire which became fragmented and localised. Trade did not regain its previous levels, the economy remained less based on money, and the widened gap between the rich and the poor who had to rely of the vulnerable follis became irreversible.


What economic system replaced bartering?

There was a period in the Early Middle Ages when very few coins were produced, and the presumption is that during this period economies of Europe were dominated by barter, though there is no record of this. We know that a stable currency was introduced by Charlemagne with the Frankish denier, which was intended to reestablish the Roman denarius as a monetary basis. The denier was adopted by a large number of other countries, including the Ango-Saxon kingdoms, where the new penny was of very similar value.

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How did Roman emperors try to increase the supply of money at home?

mixing lead with gold


In what country did the emperors mix lead into gold coins to increase the money supply?

The Roman Empire (Rome).


How many roman emperors were there in total?

In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.In total there were 178 Roman emperors. There were 81 emperors of the west and 97 emperors of the east.


How much money did a ancient roman senator earn?

Roman senators did not get paid anything.


Why was Diocletian called Augustus during his rule of the eastern territory of the Roman Empire?

Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.Augustus was a title of Roman emperors which was added to the man's name.


Why did roman coins decrease value?

from inflation when the emperors needed to bring down the value of money when they needed more money


Who are the two emperors that wasted money in the roman empire?

The first emperor that wasted money in the roman empire was Marcus Aurelius because the economy was bad by the inflation of prices.


What is Title assumed by all Roman emperors?

The title of all Roman emperors is Caesar.


What were the powers of Roman emperors?

The powers of the Roman emperors wee absolute. They were absolute rulers.


What is a list Roman emperors?

There were 178 Roman emperors. Far too many to list here. To get them all, type in your browser, Roman Emperors/List or even just Roman Emperors, and you'll come up with sites that list them all.


Are there 7 Roman emporers?

There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.There are many more than 7 Roman emperors. In total there were 178 emperors. There were 81 of the west and 97 of the east.


Is not among the fundamental principles of roman Catholicism?

APEX: recognizing the roman emperors authority