#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

11063.795 - 11084.852 Gregory Aldrete

So, you know, rich Romans would get involved in what we would call business, you know, manufacturing, particularly long distance trade with ships, but they would often do it through sort of front companies or employees who did it on their behalf officially. And then they sort of funnel the profits to the guy funding it because they They don't want to be soiled with business which is beneath them.