What was the economic base of the Roman empire?

Question

Please help answer some of my other questions if you can.
thankyou.

Answer 1

I found an exerpt with information regarding the Roman Empires economy:

The east also had a stronger economic base. The rich lands of Egypt provided wealth, and much of the east’s other territory was in the hands of productive peasant proprietors. The Eastern Empire also received a financial boost from the tradition of manufacture in eastern cities and the control of the lucrative trade with Arabia, China, and India. Ancient agricultural economies produced very little surplus, and Rome itself had long depended on the profit of conquest, which included tribute, taxes from the wealthy east, and shipments of grain from North Africa and Egypt. When the east was lost and barbarians took Africa, the desperate Western Empire raised taxes and imposed restrictive regulations. As Germanic tribes seized more taxable land and revenues fell, the west could barely support its own unproductive soldiers, civil servants, and clergy. It certainly did not have sufficient revenue for the bribes and subsidies needed to pacify the Germanic invaders.

Answer 2

yes an effective conquering army! Does Bush resemble any of the roman emperors just recalling Pres. Johnson was a dead ringer for a bust of one of the Emperors in my High school history textbook............reincarnate staggers the imagination ...oh well the rebublicans have liked the war time economy too much

Answer 3

What does this have to do with the Environment? Is this just another Moron Posting his question without looking at the category first? Probably.

Answer 4

CHRISTIANS, AA AAH, love those Friday and Saturday Nights at the Colosseum's.

Answer 5

Theft by conquest

Answer 6

Slavery, plain and simple.

Answer 7

trickle down economics, however it did not work then either