Rome's Runaway Inflation: Currency Devaluation in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries

Rome’s Runaway Inflation: Currency Devaluation in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries

Tags: Gold Standard, Money and Banking, Inflation, World History

01/24/2023 David Serrano Ordozgoiti

No matter the historical era, governments have excelled at one thing: debasing their own currency. Rome was no exception, as Roman government excesses required inflation—lots of inflation.

Original Article: “Rome’s Runaway Inflation: Currency Devaluation in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries”

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