> All data based on Diocletian’s “Edict of Maximum Prices” issued in 301 AD
> Not satisfied to execute just the seller, Diocletian decreed that the buyer was to be executed as well.
> Not satisfied to execute just the seller, Diocletian decreed that the buyer was to be executed as well.
> As a final measure, if a seller refused to sell his goods at the stated price, the penalty was death.
So if you have something you don't want to sell, too bad? But then there's a simple loophole, too: once you've sold the thing, you can buy it back for the same price, and the original buyer, now the seller, can't refuse.