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Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes.
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08-26-2008, 12:51 PM
Was it religious or political (I know in the Middle Ages, the two were very entangled) motive that was at the heart of the high taxes on the outer lands? I favor the political--Rome was too big to support its population, and not productive enough to feed everyone who flocked there, so they raised taxes elsewhere and lowered to zero the taxes on the common people in Rome to keep the peace.

I know that's hopelessly oversimplified as explanations go.

Did the priests in Rome play a part in that problem? If so, what?
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Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Timotheus - 08-26-2008, 03:24 AM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Wander - 08-26-2008, 04:01 AM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by sonic - 08-26-2008, 12:01 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by M. Demetrius - 08-26-2008, 12:30 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by M. Demetrius - 08-26-2008, 12:51 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Timotheus - 08-26-2008, 01:11 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Timotheus - 08-26-2008, 01:14 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by M. Demetrius - 08-26-2008, 02:10 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Epictetus - 08-26-2008, 02:33 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Wander - 08-26-2008, 04:05 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by sonic - 08-26-2008, 04:23 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by M. Demetrius - 08-26-2008, 04:47 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Wander - 08-26-2008, 06:04 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Timotheus - 08-26-2008, 11:17 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Wander - 08-26-2008, 11:55 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Timotheus - 08-27-2008, 12:21 AM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by sonic - 08-27-2008, 08:14 AM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Wander - 08-27-2008, 02:20 PM
Re: Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes. - by Timotheus - 09-01-2008, 11:34 PM

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