In ancient Rome, what pricing strategy did Emperor Diocletian famously implement in 301 CE that attempted to control inflation across the entire empire?

Before modern economics, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated pricing strategies that shaped their marketplaces. From Mesopotamian bartering systems to Roman price edicts, understanding how ancient societies valued and priced goods offers fascinating insights into their economic thinking. This trivia challenges your knowledge about how our ancestors determined the worth of their products and services in the earliest commercial exchanges of human history.

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The Edict on Maximum Prices, which fixed maximum prices for over 1,000 products and services throughout the empire
The Imperial Trade Tariff, which set variable pricing based on seasonal availability of goods
The Roman Value Index, which tied all prices to the weight of gold to create price stability
The Provincial Price Autonomy law, which allowed each region to set their own marketplace prices