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Foundation for Economic Education: Publius Rutilius Rufus - Rome's 'Last Honest Man'
October 06, 2023
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news:

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Publius Rutilius Rufus (158 B.C.-78 B.C.) attempted to reform Rome's corrupt tax system, and soon found himself accused of corruption and extortion himself.

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Banished for debasing the currency from his home city in what is now north-central Turkey, Diogenes of Sinope chose to beg in the streets of Corinth and Athens, live in a clay jar, and . . .

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