What were the wealthiest provinces of the Roman Empire?

Italy , Italy was twice as rich as any other part of the world . During the first century AD it had a GDP per capita of $857 Generally speaking however the east was much richer than the west . Italy was the exception since it was the heart of the ... read more

Italy , Italy was twice as rich as any other part of the world . During the first century AD it had a GDP per capita of $857 Generally speaking however the east was much richer than the west . read more

Roman provinces (Latin proviniciae, singular provincia) were administrative and territorial units of the Roman Empire, established by various emperors as revenue-generating territories throughout Italy and then the rest of Europe as the empire expanded. read more

What a difference 2,000 years makes. The map above shows the GDP per capita in 14AD of the various provinces of the Roman Empire in 1990 PPP Dollars. On average, the GDP per capita across the whole Empire, was only $570. This would make the average Roman in 14AD poorer than the average citizen of every single one of the world’s countries in 2015. read more