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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...