# Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices - The Pax Romana Podcast 81

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Podcast: [The Pax Romana Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pax-romana-podcast-6582386)
Published: 2025-06-11T05:41:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paxromanapodcast/episodes/Diocletians-Edict-on-Maximum-Prices---The-Pax-Romana-Podcast-81-e342ob0
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## Resource

Diocletian’s Edict on Maximum Prices was a bold attempt to combat hyperinflation. It was sold with moralizing rhetoric--not unlike rhetoric in favor of anti-price-gouging laws or wage and price controls in modern states. Diocletian blamed greed instead of addressing currency issues. Did the Price Edict work? ⁠Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFC⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE⁠⁠⁠ Buy Professor Elliott's newest book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World ⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

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