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The more things change, the more they remain the same. In our present age of inflation, we are reminded of how Diocletian and other Roman authorities ordered price controls and other measures to hold down prices. None of these edicts were successful in bringing down prices.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

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The Denarius and the Dollar: Price Controls Then and Now | J.D. Weigel

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