Andy Graham 

The Romans were famous for running censuses, which was an undertaking performed every 5 years so that they could keep track of the population of the empire. This record of citizens and their property was fundamental in calculating the value of assets and therefore the tax take. It is believed that the Roman king Servius Tullius (578 - 535 BC) is responsible for the Romans first census, in addition to improvements to the city of Rome and re-organising the military. Before becoming a Republic, Rome was ruled by a series of kings, the first of these was of course its founder Romulus. Servius Tullius was the sixth king and the second from its Etruscan dynasty. He is sometimes referred to as the ‘second founder’ of Rome 5 and by all accounts was a popular king. His assassination by his son-in-law cleared the way for the rise of the republic......