Tribut. Une histoire fiscale de la conquête romaine. Proche et Moyen Orient shows Verres collecting artistic riches

shows Verres collecting artistic riches at the expense of his subjects

because it immerses the reader in a decisive period of History which has so much to tell us today: the rapid explosion of the Republic and the slow crumbling of the models it had inspired

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Tribut. Une histoire fiscale de la conquête romaine. Proche et Moyen Orient shows Verres collecting artistic richesThe Roman conquest is a major event of Antiquity. However, the fiscal dimension of this history, although absolutely essential, has never given rise to a specific and in depth study. This has been done with this book, destined to become a reference work. How did the city of Rome use the fiscal weapon to mobilize military and financial capacities unparalleled for the time? Can we measure what the conquest brought in and what was its cost? Did the