2: Economic Sources

Economic System - Trade, wealth, jobs, and social classes

Think about how important trading was during Ancient Greece. What would be the equivalent for Rome? How did the Roman economic system compare to Greece's system? Who seemed to have more economic influence? What were other ways numbers played a role in society? How did these ideas shape our economic system today?

Choose the economic documents to see what was most important to the Romans and what seems to have left a legacy.