. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. he time when, in itsextremity, the Government made use of that administration, as ofa suction-pump, to draw to itself all the wealth of its subjects. Another reform is connected with this. The honest measurebrought forward in 84 b. c. by Marins Gratidianus had not been 1 Orelli. 155, 2,348, and 3,G62. 2 The Emperors private domain was at his accession incorporated into tlie imperialdomain (Vopiscus, Tac. 10), which, under the Empire, as formerly in France, was Thracian Chersonesus, th
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. he time when, in itsextremity, the Government made use of that administration, as ofa suction-pump, to draw to itself all the wealth of its subjects. Another reform is connected with this. The honest measurebrought forward in 84 b. c. by Marins Gratidianus had not been 1 Orelli. 155, 2,348, and 3,G62. 2 The Emperors private domain was at his accession incorporated into tlie imperialdomain (Vopiscus, Tac. 10), which, under the Empire, as formerly in France, was Thracian Chersonesus, the property of Agrippa, fell to the Crown at his death, and madepart of the patrimoniuin Caesaris as late as the reign of Trajan (Marquardt, Ildiulhucli dcrrmn. Altertliiimer, ii. 248). 160 AUGUSTUS, CE THE FOUNDATION OF THE E^NIPIEE. carried out.^ Syllas lex testamentaria had made it obligatory toreceive the public money at its nominal value, whatever might beits metallic composition.^ Hence plated denarii were very largelyin circulation even in the time of Julius Caesar, who had, however,. PLAN OF A ROMAX ROAD.* issued an excellent gold coin, the aureus} Augustus withdrew thedebased currency, and made the right of coining gold and silvera Crown right, limited to the imperial mints established at Romeand a few of the great cities of the provinces. As he had shared f^ÏJ WJnïLWJ.^^^L
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