Remember the legendary Roman Empire? That’s the one whose mythical foundation started with abandoned twins, nursed by a wolf and raised by a shepherd. Where technological advances such as aqueducts were erected and where the brutal Gladiator was born. It was also in Rome that the world first witnessed a republic established on principles of self government. The city thrived on its’ republic ideals and expanded into an empire to become the undisputed ruler of Italy, and ultimately the world.

The creation of a sophisticated and ground breaking property tax system was one of the milestones of the Roman Empire. Property taxes were paid based on land value, livestock, structures, even plants and trees and all other personal property. The United States has taken some cues from this legendary government, well, minus the wolf-nursed abandoned twins… Many of the property tax policies in Rome have found their way into our current property tax systems.