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> (Roman historians) found Nero's construction projects overly extravagant and claim that their cost left Italy "thoroughly exhausted by contributions of money" with "the provinces ruined". Modern historians note that the period was riddled with deflation and that Nero intended his spending on public-work and charities to ease economic troubles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero#Reign_(AD_54%E2%80%9368)
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> (Roman historians) found Nero's construction projects overly extravagant and claim that their cost left Italy "thoroughly exhausted by contributions of money" with "the provinces ruined". Modern historians note that the period was riddled with deflation and that Nero intended his spending on public-work and charities to ease economic troubles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero#Reign_(AD_54%E2%80%9368)
#history