But, this is not the full story; though the second part of it, is perhaps not widely known or recognised for its inflationary impact: In 301, Diocletian apparently issued a Currency Edict ...

Yes, roughly 2,000 years’ worth, as Robert Graboyes observes. Roman emperor Diocletian issued a price-control edict in 301 a.d. The Roman coinage had been losing purchasing power for many years ...

St George refused and denounced the edict in front of his fellow soldiers, declaring he was a Christian. Diocletian initially tried to convert him with offers of wealth and land but when he ...

In the year 301, Emperor Diocletian issued the Edict on Maximum Prices. From then on, 900 consumer goods – including a male lion – were subject to price caps. Exhausted and impoverished by ...

In 301 A.D., Emperor Diocletian issued an Edict on Maximum Prices that refers to a particularly pricey, colorless glass known as “Alexandrian.” Many archaeologists have interpreted this name a ...

The language is different but this edict on maximum prices, issued in 301 CE by Roman emperor Diocletian, reflects a feeling ...