The Monetary History of the Imperial Rome Chapter V By Martin A. Armstrong Following the death of Constantius II in 360 AD, the empire fell into the hands of the last heir of Constantine The Great – Julian II (360-363 AD) . Julian also instituted economic and governmental reforms as well as religious reforms due […]

Florianus 276 AD Half-brother of Tacitus Marcus Annins Florianus is said to have been the half-brother of Tacitus, and upon his death, Florianus, Prefect of the Praetorian Guard at the time, assumed the throne with the support of the Senate. Florianus immediately set out to deal with the troublesome tribe of the Heruli. While on […]

Writings 1996 Armstrong Economics: WCMR Investor’s Worst Nightmare – Washington (Martin Armstrong, 01/96) Armstrong Economics: WCMR Clinton Sweeps Nation Republicans Defeated! (Martin Armstrong, 02/96) Armstrong Economics: WCMR The Coming Great Tax Depression (Martin Armstrong, 03/96) Armstrong Economics: WCMR The New $100 Bill (Martin Armstrong, 04/96) Armstrong Economics: WCMR Clintonomics (Martin Armstrong, 05/96) Armstrong Economics: WCMR […]

  Marcus Aurelius 161 – 180 AD Born 121 – died 180 AD, age 59 MARCUS ANNIUS VERUS, the stoic philosopher, was born in Rome in 121 A.D., the son of Annius Verus and Domitia Lucilla. Hadrian recognized the fine qualities of the youth, and he was originally betrothed to the daughter of Aelius Caesar. After […]

NERO (54 – 68AD) Born 37 – Died 68 AD, Age 31 Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (Nero) was born on the 15th of December at Annum, a small Italian seaside community, in 37 AD. He was the son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina Junior., daughter of Germanicus, sister of Caligula, and fourth wife to Emperor Claudius. Nero’s […]

Augustus First Emperor of Rome27BC-14AD Born 63 BC – Died 14 AD, age 78 With the defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC, Octavian emerged as the undisputed master of the Roman World. The Battle of Actim effectively ended the Republic and would give birth to Imperial Rome. His great-uncle Julius Caesar briefly attained such […]

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Junior partner in the Second Triumvirate with Octavian and Marc Antony died 13 BC Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was the son of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus who had been the consul of 78 BC. Lepidus used his family name and influence to his political benefit during the later days of the Republic. In 49 BC, he served […]

Global Meltdown Do we need to be “rescued from Capitalism?” By Martin A. Armstrong © September 16th, 1998 Princeton Economic Institute There is little doubt that the global economy is experiencing at the very least a short-term meltdown. George Soros’ comments yesterday calling for more intervention and bailouts because emerging market investors need to be […]

The Economic Confidence Model & The July 20th, 1998 Turning Point By Martin A. Armstrong Princeton Economic Institute © Copyright July 21st, 1998 So far the markets that have reached a major high precisely to the day with our July 20th, 1998 target have been the US and European share markets. It is important to […]

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