International Customs and Duties

In 136 c.e., Palmyra, an ancient oasis city in the central Syrian Desert, levied one of the first customs tariffs on record, outlining tax rates for commodities being imported through Palmyra for the Roman Empire. Emperor Hadrianus assigned Palmyra the ...

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