Who were the Richest People in History?

Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Ever since you had communities, you have had wealthy people who stand out above all others. At first prosperity was measured mostly in land and the amount of livestock you had. But then as society developed, precious metals such as gold and silver became the popular way to gauge how wealthy a person really was. Then with the widespread use of coins beginning in the 5th Century BC, business and trade really took off. Therefore, immense wealth could be both acquired and determined by how much money you possessed. History is therefore full of interesting and ambitious people who have accumulated great fortunes in their own lifetime. Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner Script: Conan White Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Music Credit: Renaissance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092 Artist: http://incompetech.com/