Croesus was the richest man in the ancient world. Then he lost everything in a single afternoon — because his entire fortune depended on one thing going right.
That mistake is still happening today. It just wears different clothes.
Wealth Secrets of Ancient Kings pairs twenty-four real rulers — kings, queens, emperors, and the advisors who ran their treasuries — with the modern money lesson each one learned the hard way, at a scale most of us will never risk. Mansa Musa accidentally crashed a continent's economy with his own generosity. A Rajput king built an entire city around exactly where each trade should stand. An Inca emperor ran one of history's most sophisticated economies without ever inventing money at all.
Every chapter connects one ancient fortune to a headline you'll actually recognize — Enron, Theranos, the 2022 crypto crash — so the lesson never feels like ancient history. It feels like this week's news with better hindsight.
Inside, you'll learn:
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Croesus was the richest man in the ancient world. Then he lost everything in a single afternoon - because his entire fortune depended on one thing going right. That mistake is still happening today. It just wears different clothes. Wealth Secrets of Ancient Kings pairs twenty-four real rulers - kings, queens, emperors, and the advisors who ran their treasuries - with the modern money lesson each one learned the hard way, at a scale most of us will never risk. Mansa Musa accidentally crashed a continent's economy with his own generosity. A Rajput king built an entire city around exactly where each trade should stand. An Inca emperor ran one of history's most sophisticated economies without ever inventing money at all. Every chapter connects one ancient fortune to a headline you'll actually recognize - Enron, Theranos, the 2022 crypto crash - so the lesson never feels like ancient history. It feels like this week's news with better hindsight. Inside, you'll learn: - Why diversifying isn't just about your money - it's about who you trust with the decision- How to turn a sudden windfall into something durable instead of watching it evaporate- The real difference between a market you can't control and one you're just scared of- A one-page framework - used by a queen who funded the voyage that changed the world - for taking risk without ever risking more than you can afford to lose- Why the businesses and empires that last are almost never the ones that looked the strongest at their peakEach chapter closes with a short, concrete action for that week - not another thing to read, but something to actually do with your own money before you turn the page. Twenty-four rulers. Twenty-five rules. Three thousand years of stakes higher than yours will ever be - so you can learn from them instead of living them. If you've ever wanted permission to think about money the way an empire does - carefully, patiently, with a plan for what happens when it goes wrong - this book is that permission. Scroll up and grab your copy today. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798193333685
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Croesus was the richest man in the ancient world. Then he lost everything in a single afternoon - because his entire fortune depended on one thing going right. That mistake is still happening today. It just wears different clothes. Wealth Secrets of Ancient Kings pairs twenty-four real rulers - kings, queens, emperors, and the advisors who ran their treasuries - with the modern money lesson each one learned the hard way, at a scale most of us will never risk. Mansa Musa accidentally crashed a continent's economy with his own generosity. A Rajput king built an entire city around exactly where each trade should stand. An Inca emperor ran one of history's most sophisticated economies without ever inventing money at all. Every chapter connects one ancient fortune to a headline you'll actually recognize - Enron, Theranos, the 2022 crypto crash - so the lesson never feels like ancient history. It feels like this week's news with better hindsight. Inside, you'll learn: Why diversifying isn't just about your money - it's about who you trust with the decisionHow to turn a sudden windfall into something durable instead of watching it evaporateThe real difference between a market you can't control and one you're just scared ofA one-page framework - used by a queen who funded the voyage that changed the world - for taking risk without ever risking more than you can afford to loseWhy the businesses and empires that last are almost never the ones that looked the strongest at their peakEach chapter closes with a short, concrete action for that week - not another thing to read, but something to actually do with your own money before you turn the page. Twenty-four rulers. Twenty-five rules. Three thousand years of stakes higher than yours will ever be - so you can learn from them instead of living them. If you've ever wanted permission to think about money the way an empire does - carefully, patiently, with a plan for what happens when it goes wrong - this book is that permission. Scroll up and grab your copy today. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798193333685
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