[Beave Meister]

“Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.”....Edmund Burke

[dp0622]

This is FASCINATING!!!

Who knew Rome had a liberal period?

But still, they lasted WAY after these decrees

I shall read the full article to find out more.

[Ciexyz]

Bread and circuses.

[hecticskeptic]

Thanks for posting this article... once on the FEE website, it was hard to get off as there are endless interesting articles and the writing is quite good.

[MV=PY]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting!

[ConservativeMind]

Good article.

[gattaca]

for later

[PIF]

Interestingly, the Romans got their wheat and other grains from North Africa - Egypt to Mauritania; later turned into semi-arid country by the deliberate overgrazing of goats by the invading Islamic Varsity. Also interestingly, the large (barge type) ships used by the Romans to transport the grain were not duplicated until the 19th century after the fall of Rome and the onset of the Muslim-inspired Dark Ages.

[PIF]

Here’s another Roman article:
Anti-Commerce and Quietism in Ancient Rome
https://fee.org/articles/anti-commerce-and-quietism-in-ancient-rome/