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Meet the 14th Century king who was richest man in the world of all time (adjusted for inflation!)
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| 10/16/2012
| By OLIVIA FLEMING
Posted on 10/16/2012 4:43:08 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: boop
A lot of the things that are so easy as modern conveniences were possible given enough labor to attend to them. That much gold would pay a large army, let alone a small one, to cater to your every need.
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10/16/2012 5:53:02 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(let me ABOs run loose, lew (or is that lou?))
To: GenXteacher
I still think Crassus had him beat. Or maybe Croesus.
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posted on
10/16/2012 6:35:06 PM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
(Deo Vindice!)
To: Fiji Hill
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posted on
10/16/2012 7:52:42 PM PDT
by
GenXteacher
(You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
To: PlateOfShrimp
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posted on
10/16/2012 8:05:34 PM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(the mature Christian is almost impossible to offend)
To: RegulatorCountry
Using the annual 2199.6per cent rate of inflation, where $100million in 1913 is equal to $2.299.63billion in 2012, 22.9963 times the nominal value in 99 years is 3.22% annual inflation rate. (22.9963 ^ (1/99) = 1.0322 for those interested)
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posted on
10/16/2012 8:07:50 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Big Bird is a brood parasite: laid in our nest 43 years ago and we are still feeding him.)
To: Alex Murphy
Islamic missionaries arrived and converted most of Mali. And the rest, as they say, is history.
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posted on
10/16/2012 9:01:52 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: SeekAndFind
To: HiTech RedNeck
Well, yes, but in 1331, besides sex, what could a king REALLY "need"?
Great food? Maybe. But it has to be local, lest it spoil.
A castle? Maybe, but it would probably be cold and drafty.
Other than that you couldn't pay me $400 billion to live in the 14th century.
I'd rather have 400 million in 2012.
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posted on
10/16/2012 10:34:31 PM PDT
by
boop
(Sorry, folks. Park's closed. The moose out front shoulda told ya.)
To: boop
To add to that, I’d rather be a welfare recipient in America 2012, than be the richest man in history in 1331.
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posted on
10/16/2012 10:39:31 PM PDT
by
boop
(Sorry, folks. Park's closed. The moose out front shoulda told ya.)
To: boop
The ancient Romans had answers to cold and drafty castles, ranging from the hypocaust (a furnace beneath the castle floor) to concubines.
The biggest thing medieval kings didn’t have was modern medical and hygienic knowledge. If I could somehow ensure that I was never going to get sick, I’d go for it.
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10/16/2012 11:13:40 PM PDT
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HiTech RedNeck
(let me ABOs run loose, lew (or is that lou?))
To: boop
That is basically the story of King Midas.
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10/17/2012 2:31:45 AM PDT
by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: SeekAndFind
Wrong, Solomon was the richest, and wisest. It is believed that King Midas character in the short story was based on Solomon.
So this king may have been the wealthiest man in that span of 1000 years, but that does NOT equal all of human history. Especially when they leave off such men as Solomon, Nebuchadnezzar, the Pharaohs, or any of a number of rulers who lived in the ancient times.
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posted on
10/17/2012 7:51:21 PM PDT
by
OneVike
(I'm just a Christian waiting to go home)
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