Here was a man who clearly relishes using the wealth of his Midlands engineering empire to spread a little happiness. He is the giving type. In Ancient Rome, he would have run the best-appointed vomitorium; in Restoration London, the most lavish salon.McElvoy, Anne...
What responsibilities did wealthy women have in Ancient Greece? Women of Greece: We know much less about ancient Greek women than we do men because so few of their voices have been preserved. Almost every Greek writer, thinker, or dramatist was a man, and we must analyze women based on th...
An old man complains that things are getting worse» 13 Responses to “When we were wealthy” Student 24. July 2023 at 07:09 Nothing is ever locked in and the paths seem rather random. Ancient history gives us many example of drastic shifts (though the shifts occurred over extremely long...
The World’s Richest Man? Mansa Musa was the wealthiest person in History according to a calculation by the website Celebrity Net Worth. After adjusting for inflation, Musa was worth $400 billion. Forbes magazine estimates that the wealthiest people, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill G...