I have been thinking about a pod involving the late roman republic.
How would it develop if we introduced:
- A proper bank and stock system
- A printing press and linen paper
Firstly Rome did have a banking system, but generating money did not confer dignitas, money was seen as something one needed for politics, but the owner ship of land was the proper way.
They also have all the tech for a printing press and linen paper, yes Rome hade high level of literacy (1 in 8 of the Marian legion could read), but parchment is expensive to produce and limits the amount of written material.
Rome dose in my mind have the necessary level to put more advanced monetary institution into place but there are several problems:
- Its not very easy to calculate interests whit Rome numerals
- Rome’s idea that production of wealth did not gain dignitas
- Rome’s preference on cash
But does anybody have any input/ideas?
How would it develop if we introduced:
- A proper bank and stock system
- A printing press and linen paper
Firstly Rome did have a banking system, but generating money did not confer dignitas, money was seen as something one needed for politics, but the owner ship of land was the proper way.
They also have all the tech for a printing press and linen paper, yes Rome hade high level of literacy (1 in 8 of the Marian legion could read), but parchment is expensive to produce and limits the amount of written material.
Rome dose in my mind have the necessary level to put more advanced monetary institution into place but there are several problems:
- Its not very easy to calculate interests whit Rome numerals
- Rome’s idea that production of wealth did not gain dignitas
- Rome’s preference on cash
But does anybody have any input/ideas?