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Did companies exist during the Roman Empire?

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Almost. In 476 AD, the last of the Roman Emperors (in the West) was overthrown. This was the end of the Roman Empire. The following is an extract from the Wikipedia article on the oldest company ever: Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd. read more

Yes, commercial organisations did exist in Roman times. Though I am not a specialist in that area, I know that this was so in at least two major areas of economic activity, mining and international trade. When Rome took over a nation - using its military - one of the attractions was its mines. read more

However,the Eastern portion of the Roman empire survived intact from 476,becoming known to history as the Byzantine empire.The Byzantines called themselves Romans,as did their contemporaries elsewhere,and the Byzantine empire lasted until 1453,so there is a case to be made for the Roman empire lasting until 1453,and thus 1479 years. read more

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