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> Did an emperor even need to loot that much? dunno about looting specifically, but yes, the emperors always needed an insane amount of money to finance the wa
by twelve40 4y ago
> Did an emperor even need to loot that much?
dunno about looting specifically, but yes, the emperors always needed an insane amount of money to finance the wars.
- shjake 4y agoBut it’s the state that needed the money. I mean under the Republic the corrupt magistrates defrauded both the people they were ruling over and the state. In the empire due to various reforms the state managed to get a much bigger share of the pie than before while collecting less in taxes.