Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (c. 272-337), or Constantine the Great, was Emperor of Rome from 306 to 337. During the reign of Constantine, the persecution of Christians ceased and the Emperor himself eventually converted to Christianity. As a great leader, warrior, and diplomat, Constantine revolutionized Roman life through his spirit of tolerance for religion,...
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Prior to 44 B.C., Roman coins did not bear the image of a living person, although emperors might feature an ancestor. That changed when Julius Caesar ordered coins struck with his image. The practice continued, with some variations, until the fall of the Roman Empire.
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As the Romans expanded their republic and subsequent empire, they did so with the fighting skills and technical savvy of their legions; but it has been argued that trade was the under-girding impetus and support behind this expansion. Towards the development of trade, then, a comprehensive and precise accounting system was used in Roman...
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