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2. Cura annonae - Wikipedia

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   Cura annonae. In Imperial Rome, Cura Annonae ("care of Annona") was the import and distribution of grain to the residents of the cities of Rome and, after its foundation, Constantinople. The term was used in honour of the goddess Annona. The city of Rome imported all the grain consumed by its population, estimated to number 1,000,000 by the 2nd ...

3. List of Roman laws - Wikipedia

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   Three laws: (1) Abolished interest on loans. (2) Required the election of at least one plebeian consul each year. (3) Prohibited a magistrate from holding two magistracies in the same year, or the same magistracy for the next ten years (until 332). [2] [1] [3] Three laws: (1) Reserved one censorship to plebeians.

4. Roman economy - Wikipedia

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   Roman economy. Solidus depicting Constantine II, and on the reverse Victoria, one of the last deities to appear on Roman coins, gradually transforming into an angel under Christian rule [1] The study of the economies of the ancient city-state of Rome and its empire during the Republican and Imperial periods remains highly speculative.

5. Social class in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   A painting of Lucretia, the ideal Roman woman from the Roman tale, The Death of Lucretia. Women. Free-born women in ancient Rome were citizens , but could not vote or hold political office. Women were under exclusive control of their pater familias, which was either their father, husband, or sometimes their eldest brother.

6. Roman commerce - Wikipedia

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   Roman commerce. A Roman fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD, depicting a Maenad in silk dress, Naples National Archaeological Museum; silks came from the Han dynasty of China along the Silk Road, a valuable trade commodity in the Roman empire, whereas Roman glasswares made their way to Han China via land and sea. [1]

7. 7 Free Shipping Options That Are Good For Customers and ... - AOL

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   Online retailing is big business these days, with the top 500 Internet retailers growing by an average of 18% in 2011. E-commerce currently makes up about 8% of all retail sales, and that number ...