It is fascinating to see how much the Roman Empire relied on import taxes to fund itself. And how the trade network with India started to fail as the Roman Empire ran low on gold (its main export).
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He Died with a Felafel in His Hand by John Birmingham
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand is a purportedly non-fiction autobiographical novel by Australian author John Birmingham about …