Think taxes are annoying today? The Romans had some ideas that would make modern taxpayers lose their minds. Ancient Rome taxed everything from property and trade to inheritances, sales, and even things people probably never expected to pay for. And collecting those taxes wasn't always a simple matter of sending someone a bill. In this episode of Rewinding History, we take a look at the strange, clever, and sometimes downright ridiculous ways Rome raised money. Who actually collected the taxes? Why did some people become extremely wealthy from the system? And what happened when you couldn't—or simply refused—to pay? The Roman Empire needed an enormous amount of money to keep itself running. And they got creative about finding it.

Roman Taxes Were WAY Weirder Than You Think

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