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The Economic Complexity of the Roman Empire
Matteo Mazzamurro, Petra Hermankova, Michele Coscia, Tom Brughmans
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19892 https://arx…

The Economic Complexity of the Roman Empire
Economic complexity is a powerful tool to estimate the productive capabilities and future growth of modern economies. Little is known of how economic complexity evolves over long periods in history. In this paper, we use archaeological evidence from the Roman Empire in the form of short texts preserved on a durable material (i.e. inscriptions) to estimate the economic complexity of the various provinces of the empire. By connecting the occupations listed in the text of inscriptions with the loc…

Albania Digs Up a Roman Noble’s Tomb–the First of its Kind Ever Found in the Country https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/albania-digs-up-a-roman-nobles-tomb-the-first-of-its-kind-ever-found-in-the-country/

Albania Digs Up a Roman Noble's Tomb–the First of its Kind Ever Found in the Country
Part of the Empire's territory for 600 years, the south Balkan country has never dug up anything like the 29 by 19 foot long tomb.