Ancient Receipt Shows Taxes in Egypt Were Literally Heavy

Name: Ancient Receipt Shows Taxes in Egypt Were Literally Heavy
Uploaded: 2015-03-17T15:09:12+00:00
Duration: 1 min 10 s
Channel: Buzz60
Description: A receipt on a piece of ancient pottery is showing taxes were awful even in ancient Egypt. Especially when you consider that everything had to be paid in heavy coins. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains.

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12 years ago

A receipt on a piece of ancient pottery is showing taxes were awful even in ancient Egypt. Especially when you consider that everything had to be paid in heavy coins. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains.