A list of puns related to "Septimius Severus"
As costs and taxes soared, Rome resorted to the same trick that every single government resorts to when they overextend and money runs out β Currency Debasement.
So between 180 and 280 AD the Roman coin, the Denarius, went form 100% silver content to ZERO.
And in those days, the soldiers were shrewd and demanded payment in gold coins and not debased silver coins.
US β NEEDS TO BORROW 46% OF BUDGET
The US annual Federal Spending is $7 trillion and the revenues are $3.8 trillion.
So the US spends $3.2 trillion more every year than it earns in tax revenues. Thus, in order to βbalanceβ the budget, the US must borrow or print 46% of its total spending.
Not even the Roman Empire, with its military might, would have gotten away with borrowing or printing half of its expenditure.
They already had a well established reputation for corruption and regicide,but after that stunt with auctuioning the empire,why didn't he just abolish them?The masses hated them and he already had the support of the army,he could have easily done it. Is there any documented reason why?
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