Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Although the Roman economy was not capitalist, it had some familiar-looking problems...
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Chapters:
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1:21 Investment strategies of the Roman elite
2:39 Masterworks
4:15 Roman housing crashes
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