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WiM002 - The Saylor Series | Episode 2 | The Rise of Man through the Dark and Steel Ages

The "What is Money?" Show

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What's the Point of the Roman Empire?

Life expectancy plunges down to 30 years from 72 years. If you don't have aqueducts and and sanitation, rules like 'don't bring your horse into the middle of the village' are broken. When they lose their empire, they collapse. The only way you generate enough money to make a great city a you have to scrape a tax off of all the energy, all the commercial value in a large place. A fisherman cast a wide net to capture the fish. That's your empire.

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