• rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I’d genuinely love to learn more, do you have any readings for pre-marxist ideas about equality in economics?

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      9 months ago

      https://youtu.be/hvk_XylEmLo?si=k4sT-b3VnwAdjiTI

      Not a reading, but it’ll certainly getcha blood boiling!

      He’s actually a good resource on ancient Roman history generally too, he’s the guy who brought my attention to how successful the grain dole system was and why it was that successful.

      He also includes social developments like the Aedileship of Agrippa, which was one of the greatest periods of infrastructure development and renewal in Roman history.