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Rating all the emperors of Rome in the history of the Roman Empire (sort of)
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Saturday Oct 01, 2016
Saturday Oct 01, 2016
The emperor is dead! Long live...erm... anyone want the job? Didius Julianus is persuaded by his family and a couple of so-called friends to have a stab at the top job. Now everyone wants a stab at him. Poor Julianus. If only one of his 48 plans to survive actually worked...
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20,000 HS is 5000 silver denarii or 200 gold Aururii (1,200 grams pure gold). That The gold content of a 1776 gold guinea (sovereigns released in 1817) is .25 Troy ounces pure gold. So 160 of these is 40 ounces gold or $85,000 today prices (may 2024). Up pounds have had high inflation over last 250 years… much higher than US Dollar since 1789 first produced. But to buy a gold guinea today, it is $1000+.
Sunday May 12, 2024
For any other later listeners - according to the national archive currency converter £160 in 1770-80 would be around £13,960 and £200- £17,220- £17,451
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Great guy
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
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