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11: The Roman Economy Before the Fall

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Economy

Patrick Wyman: The Roman economy was complex and advanced. He says the state maintained a baseline level of production that private enterprise could build on. Some people acted in ways that weak would consider economically rational, he says. Next time, we'll talk about how that economy fell apart.

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