In this video, we cover the lives of 3 REAL individuals who lived and died in 3 separate social classes. We found a way to recreate their salaries and living expenses as accurately as possible, and put it in a simple video packed with unexpected pleasures and tragedies…


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SOURCES:

Primary sources:
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-Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum.

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Intro (0:00)
Tenant Farmer (1:38)
Soldier (6:58)
Aristocrat (12:51)