Roman Empire
A Grain Clerk's Math Error and Rome's Collapse
One man's bookkeeping slip helped destroy the largest empire in human history.
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Download on the App StoreRoman EmpireAncient RomeAdministrative ErrorCrisis Of The Third CenturyEconomic CollapseMilitary FailurePolitical InstabilityGrain SupplyImperial FinanceBureaucracyMarcus Aurelius NumeriusAlexander Severus
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