Han Dynasty Salt and Iron Administrators
by Han Dynasty Salt and Iron Administrators – The State Monopolists Who Funded the Chinese Imperial Bureaucracy
Category: Nominations
Port of Ostia Managers
by Port of Ostia Managers – The Logisticians of Rome’s Lifeline to the Sea
The Corpus Naviculariorum
The Corpus Naviculariorum – The State-Chartered Guild of Shipowners Who Fed Rome
Architects of the Roman Horrea
Architects of the Roman Horrea – The Designers of the Ancient World’s Most Advanced Warehouses
Cleopatra VII, The Last Pharaoh as Supreme Monopolist
Cleopatra VII, The Last Pharaoh as Supreme Monopolist – The Sovereign Businesswoman Who Leveraged Royal Branding and State Control
WeWork & Adam Neumann (Rise & Fall of “Hype”)
WeWork & Adam Neumann (Rise & Fall of “Hype”) – The Spectacular Implosion of a Community-Driven Real Estate Dream
The Garum Producers of Hispania
The Garum Producers of Hispania – The Industrialists of Rome’s Ubiquitous Luxury Condiment
Leland Stanford & The “Big Four”
Leland Stanford & The “Big Four” – The Syndicate That Built the Transcontinental Railroad
The Acta Diurna, Romes Daily Gazette
by The Acta Diurna, Romes Daily Gazette – The Ancient Precursor to the Business and Financial News Service
Drafters of Rome’s Law of the Twelve Tables
Drafters of Rome’s Law of the Twelve Tables – Codifying Commerce and Legal Certainty