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6th Century

Monetary History of the World 6th Century AD Currently under construction The Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong

5th Century

Monetary History of the World 5th Century AD Currently under construction The Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong

Middle Ages

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Syria

Monetary History of Syria Currently under construction The Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong

Persia

Monetary History of Persia Currently under construction The Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong

India

Monetary History of India The Monetary History of India in currently under construction. Indian Contemporary Imitations of Roman Coins Currently under construction The Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong

Byzantine Empire

Monetary History of The Byzantine Empire Currently under construction     Constantinian dynasty (306-363) 1. Constantine I (Constantinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus Pontifex Maximus Pater Patriae Proconsul; 272 – 337; ruled 306 – 337) – son of Constantius Chlorus 2. Constantius II (Flavius Iulius Constantius; 317 – 361; ruled 337 – 361) – son of […]

Empires of the East

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Coinage of the Second Jewish Revolt Against Rome 132-135AD

Judaea Second Revolt against Roman Domination 132-135 AD The various historical sources differ as to the specific provocation which sparked the Second Jewish Revolt.Dio Cassius cites Hadrian’s foundation of a Roman colony, Aelia Capitolina, at Jerusalem, involving the blasphemy of a shrine of Jupiter Capitolinus on the ruins of the Herodian Temple; however Jewish sources suggest this […]

Judaea First Revolt Against Rome

Monetary History of Judaea First Revolt   While there were tensions over religion, what really began the crisis was taxation which was fueled also by the clash of dynasties in Judaea. The hatred of Roman taxation first emerged during the civil war between Octavian and Marc Antony and Cleopatra. To fund an army, Antony and […]