>Augustus Net worth: $4.6 trillion >Because he personally

These things are quite vague

the entirety of modern day egypt has a gdp of under 300 billion so how is owning it 2000 years ago worth trillions?

>>2418294
It was in better shape back then.

>>2418294
Because GDP and the accumulated net worth of a country are two completely separate things.

>>2418300
how do you calculate the gross worth of a province 2000 years ago? add up all the value of the land and give it a hypothetical price tag? do you include the value of all the goods & services produced within its boundaries even though you dont exercise a claim on them?

I'm curious to how they end up with a figure in the trillions.

>>2418294
Egypt was by far the most productive agricultural land in the world back then, and 99.9% of the world's income was from agriculture.