Nevertheless, Constantine identified the site of Byzantium as the right place: a place where an emperor could sit, readily defended, with easy access to the Danube or the Euphrates frontiers, his court supplied from the rich gardens and sophisticated workshops of Roman Asia, his treasuries filled by the wealthiest provinces of the Empire.

As one of the wealthiest and more populous provinces of the Roman Empire, it is estimated that the population of Roman Syria in the early Roman Empire was only exceeded in the mid-20th century, when it may have been as high as 7-8 million or more, if Palestine and Jordan are included, but not including the eastern section of modern day Syria beyond the Euphrates.

Babylon was one of the wealthiest provinces of the empire, but its military power was insignificant.

William II ’ s ancestors governed in conjunction with the States-General, an assembly made up of representatives of each of the seven provinces but usually dominated by the largest and wealthiest province, Holland.

In the early 20th century, under the governance of Sher Khan Nasher, Kunduz became one of the wealthiest Afghan provinces.

In 1980, the Edmonton Journal wrote that " he lasting political estate left by former Premier John Brownlee has made Alberta what it is today, one of Canada's wealthiest provinces fuelled by billions of dollars in oil and gas royalties.

The African provinces were amongst the wealthiest regions in the Empire ( rivaled only by Egypt, Syria and Italy itself ) and as a consequence people from all over the Empire migrated into the Roman Africa Province, most importantly veterans in early retirement who settled in Africa on farming plots promised for their military service.

Not only was Munster the wealthiest of the provinces, but the Eóganachta were willing to concede other previously powerful kingdoms whom they had politically marginalized, such as the Corcu Loígde, considerable status and freedom from tribute, based on their former status as rulers of the province.

Legalization of the international organ trade could lead to increased supply, lowering prices so that persons outside the wealthiest segments could afford such organs as well.

Proponents make the related point that reducing or eliminating dividend taxes helps the wealthiest individuals who can afford to buy large quantities of stock, as they could feasibly live off the dividend payments without any income tax on their earnings.

In many armies, this reflected upon social stratification or a caste system, as only the wealthiest men of noble birth could afford the panoply of the cataphract, not to mention the costs of supporting several war horses and ample amounts of weaponry and armor.

Imposing a limit on the number of citizens allowed to vote ( limiting the franchise for example to the wealthiest citizens ) was a standard move on the part of wealthy people who objected to being subject to the votes of the " rabble " in a broad-based democracy where all free adult males could vote.

As a result, the wealthiest echelon could ensure that the elected Magistrates were always their own members.

Thus they became members of the ruling class, the Hanseatics ( Hanseaten ) in one of the wealthiest cities of Germany, with whose financial capacity only Vienna could compete because of the local high nobility concentrating there and its wealth.

Only the wealthiest classes could afford to buy palampore ; therefore, the few examples that have survived are often quite valuable today.

In March 1825, John Allan's uncle and business benefactor William Galt, said to be one of the wealthiest men in Richmond, died and left Allan several acres of real estate.

At the time of his death in 1848, Astor was the wealthiest person in the United States, leaving an estate estimated to be worth at least $ 20 million.

Richard of York was not only the wealthiest magnate in the land, but was also descended from King Edward III's third son Lionel of Antwerp and fifth son Edmund of Langley, leading to calls that he be recognised as successor to the childless King Henry.

The extra deputies were to be elected by the wealthiest quarter of the population in each département.

Bryn Mawr is known to be one of the wealthiest towns on the Main Line.

In conclusion, if the data were gathered from the 32 actual home owners and did not include the disproportionately high percentage of year-round live-in low-wage help, then Indian Creek Village's average income would be significantly higher and the village would easily be the wealthiest incorporated municipality in the United States, in terms of per capita income.

As subdivisions of large homes continued to be constructed well into the 1990s, Sudbury became one of the wealthiest towns in Massachusetts.

At that time, Williams was considered the wealthiest American, and John Kenneth Galbraith wrote, in his book about the great depression, of Williams ' pyramiding of utilities holding companies, " If there must be madness something may be said for having it on a heroic scale ".

St John's is reputed to be the wealthiest in Oxford, with a financial endowment of £ 313 million as of 2010.

Financier and Smethport benefactor Henry Hamlin was reported to be the wealthiest private banker in the United States during the 1890s.

The charitable foundation was reported by the business newspaper The Economist in May 2006 to be technically the world's wealthiest charity – with an estimated value of at least US $ 36 billion in 2006 ( larger than the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ) – but its primary purpose is corporate tax-optimization and anti-takeover protection for IKEA.

While " Latem " used to be known as an artists ' colony before World War II, nowadays Sint-Martens-Latem is one of the wealthiest residential municipalities in Belgium.

In 2006, a report published by Varsity revealed Fitzwilliam to be the 23rd wealthiest of Cambridge's 31 colleges.

After the war, he was estimated to be among the fifty wealthiest men in the New South.

Although the wealthiest copies face no financial difficulties, they can still be threatened because copies lack political and legal rights ( they are considered software ), especially where the global economy is in recession.

The wealthiest part of the ship, the stern castle, is yet to be found.

Jean d ' Ango, father and son, came to be among the wealthiest and most influential men in France.

River Oaks is considered to be one of the wealthiest communities in Texas and has one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States.

This allowed Spielberg to be the fourth wealthiest entertainer of the year, having previously been the second wealthiest.

A higher GDP / capita correlates with democracy and while some claim the wealthiest democracies have never been observed to fall into authoritarianism, Hitler would be an obvious counter-example that would render the claim a truism.

At his death he was " reputedly the wealthiest man in Britain "; his wealth was estimated to be a little over £ 594, 229 (£ as of ), with real estate valued at about £ 6, 000, 000.

Comprising some of the state's wealthiest and most popular residents, the organization held a great deal of political sway in the state and region.

While the Mafia had abolished the title of " boss of bosses ," Gambino's position afforded him the powers such a title would have carried, as he was now the boss of the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful crime family in the country and was the head of The Commission, a position only Luciano had held before Gambino.

This clique became and remains the wealthiest, most powerful and most influential class in Kenya to date, and has held the country back, blocking reform and change, and the emergence of fresh progressive leadership, in its manoeuvres to maintain its power and wealth.

This priory, the Priory of the Holy Trinity, became the wealthiest religious house in Ireland, holding over of property in County Dublin alone, most notable of which were the three home farms held at Grangegorman, Glasnevin and Clonken or Clonkene, now known as Deansgrange.

Hallam was regarded in 2004 as the wealthiest constituency in the north of England and was long held by the Conservative Party.

The Borough is often held to be the wealthiest area in Northern Ireland, although there are pockets of deprivation in a string of overspill public housing estates along the Bangor Ring Road.

The Shimazu would become one of the families of Edo period daimyō to have held their territory continuously since the Kamakura period, and would also become, at their peak, the wealthiest and most powerful ) tozama family with an income in excess of 700, 000 koku.

He held the distinction of having been the first African American placed on Forbes ' list of 400 wealthiest Americans.