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The video is about the economic and social conditions of three different people in the Roman Empire in the 3rd century AD. It uses the Edict on Maximum Prices, a list of goods and services and their fixed prices, as a source of information. The video compares the income, expenses, diet, and lifestyle of a tenant farmer, a soldier, and an aristocrat. It shows how each of them could afford different levels of quality and variety in their food, clothing, entertainment, and education. It also shows how they had to deal with taxes, obligations, and emergencies. The video aims to portray the diversity and complexity of life in ancient Rome.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The 3rd century A.D. was marked by mass barbarian invasions and internal instability in the Roman Empire.
2. Rampant inflation had been growing unchecked for almost a century by Diocletian's reign.
3. Diocletian and his colleagues created the Edict on Maximum Prices to combat inflation.
4. The Edict listed hundreds of goods and services with maximum prices.
5. Theodorus, a tenant farmer from Thera, worked on 8.5 hectares of arable land, 2 hectares of vineyards, and had 18 olive trees.
6. Theodorus's salary was 25 denarii per day plus daily food rations.
7. Aurelius Flavinus, a soldier in the 11th Claudia legion, had a salary of 3600 denarii annually plus benefits.
8. Tatyanas, an aristocrat from Asia Minor, owned at least 285 hectares of arable land and had seven slaves and around 30 tenant farmers.
9. Tatyanas's weekly expenses included land taxes, slave upkeep, and salaries for tenant farmers totaling around 9.5 thousand denarii.
10. Tatyanas also had civic obligations such as tax collection and maintenance of public buildings.
These facts provide an overview of economic conditions, social classes, and individual livelihoods in the Roman Empire during the 3rd century A.D.