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Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at least 10% on a vast range of goods imported to the US. For some countries ...
What Ancient Rome can tell us about the fate of Trump’s tariffs - ANALYSIS: When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter Ed ...
A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...
Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip in stunningly well-preserved wax ...
As someone who’s spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome, it all feels a shade familiar. In fact, tariffs were also used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments ...