70 ⟶ Bread Shortage in Rome Due to Grain Supply Disruptions

Rome faced a bread shortage due to grain supply disruptions ...
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🌾 Augustus Addresses Food Shortage in Rome

Due to a food shortage in Rome, Augustus doubles the grain rations distributed to the people, sends away his slave retinue, and places the senate in recess indefinitely.⟶
Augustus Addresses Food Shortage in Rome (6)
Ancient romeRoman EmpireAugustusEconomyImperial Rule
ItalyItaly

📉 Financial Crisis in Rome

A financial crisis hits Rome, due to poorly chosen fiscal policies. Land values plummet, and credit is increased. These actions lead to a lack of money, a crisis of confidence, and much land speculation. The primary victims are senators, knights and the wealthy. Many aristocratic families are ruined.⟶
Financial Crisis in Rome (33)
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🏦 Lucius Caecilius Iucundus' Banking Activities During Vesuvius' Eruption

Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, Roman banker from Pompeii (b. c. AD 14)⟶
Lucius Caecilius Iucundus' Banking Activities During Vesuvius' Eruption (69)
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ItalyItaly

🍞 Bread Shortage in Rome Due to Grain Supply Disruptions

Rome faced a bread shortage due to grain supply disruptions caused by delayed shipments from Africa and Egypt.⟶
Bread Shortage in Rome Due to Grain Supply Disruptions (70)
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🪙 Denarius Silver Content Increased Under Trajan

The silver content of the Roman denarius rises to 93 percent under emperor Trajan, up from 92 percent under Domitian.⟶
Denarius Silver Content Increased Under Trajan (98)
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📜 Sale of a Slave Girl Recorded in Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581

August 29 – Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581, recording the sale of a slave girl, is written.⟶
Sale of a Slave Girl Recorded in Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581 (99)
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