Remarks on Some Tax Exempts in Ancient Rome
Journal Title: Studia Ceranea. Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
The author tries to classify the tax privileges that existed in Ancient Rome. He gives a few examples of reliefs and exemptions, and provides their short legal and lexical analyses. Finally, he discusses whether some of them may be truly considered as exemptions or privileges.
Authors and Affiliations
Piotr Sawicki
Book Reviews: Vladimír Vavřínek, Cyril a Metoděj mezi Konstantinopolí a Římem [Cyril and Methodius between Constantinople and Rome], Vyšehrad 2013, pp. 375.
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