(July 22, 2019 at 11:09 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 22, 2019 at 8:00 am)Dmitry1983 Wrote: Taxes in Roman Empire were much lower than in any modern country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_taxes
https://www.unrv.com/economy/roman-taxes.php
Probably because most modern countries don't increase national revenue by going to war with the Dacians.
Boru
Also, citizens of most modern countries don’t live so close to starvation that if taxed a few percent more they would go wholesale into indigence and famine.