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During the Roman Empire, taxes collected by the regime were as high as 1%, soaring to a dizzying 3% in times of war. Tax collectors were so detested for gatheri

During the Roman Empire, taxes collected by the regime were as high as 1%, soaring to a dizzying 3% in times of war. Tax collectors were so detested for gathering these kinds of sums that they were often murdered.

foota 3y ago
The roman empire also relied heavily on slave labor from captured territories and gifts from the wealthy.
- Zetobal 3y ago
  ...and spoils of war. If you were a pleb you paid your taxes in blood.
  - foota 3y ago
    ... Was that a pun? I read this as the modern usage of plebian and only now realized it might not be what you meant lol. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plebeians https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plebeians