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The vast wealth of the major [[factions]] was built over centuries of [[commerce]]. It attracts greed and powerful people who seek more of the same. The [[Powers]] are powerful individuals or organizations who form the upper class of galactic society.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edrpg/elite-dangerous-role-playing-game</ref> These are also people with immense wealth who can wield a disproportionate influence over political, educational, religious, and other institutions.<ref>Thompson, William; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hickey Hickey, Joseph] (2005). ''Society in Focus''. Boston, Mass.: Pearson. ISBN 0-205-41365-X.</ref> In the Empire, [[nobility]] and [[royalty]] are members of the upper class.

The richest people of the 21st century such as Bill Gates pale in comparison to the wealth and influence of Powers in the 34th century. For example [[Zemina Torval]] is preposterously rich due to her controlling stake in [[Mastopolos Mining]] and slavery. She owns many star systems and has a personal fleet of [[Majestic Class Interdictor|Majestic Class Interdictors]].<ref>http://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-emperor-is-sick-man.html</ref> ~~All~~ the ~~21st century rich~~ people combined ~~would not~~ come close to ~~Zemina Torval's level of wealth~~.

The richest people of the 21st century such as Bill Gates pale in comparison to the wealth and influence of Powers in the 34th century. For example [[Zemina Torval]] is preposterously rich due to her controlling stake in [[Mastopolos Mining]] and slavery. She owns many [[Star Systems|star systems]] and has a personal fleet of [[Majestic Class Interdictor|Majestic Class Interdictors]].<ref>http://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-emperor-is-sick-man.html</ref>

By comparison, the richest person in antiquity (all time) was Roman Emperor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus Augustus Caesar] (63 BCE – 19 August 14 CE) with a personal wealth of "$4.6 trillion" because he "personally owned all of Egypt".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_historical_figures</ref><ref>Jacob Davidson, [http://time.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time time.com The 10 Richest People of All Time], 30 July 2015</ref> The combined net worth of all billionaires on [[Earth]] was $7.67 trillion in 2017 CE.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/billionaires-25th-anniversary-timeline.html Billionaires 25th Anniversary Timeline – Forbes".]</ref> So they don't come close to [[powers]] who own whole planets and star systems.

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 The vast wealth of the major [[factions]] was built over centuries of [[commerce]]. It attracts greed and powerful people who seek more of the same. The [[Powers]] are powerful individuals or organizations who form the upper class of galactic society.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edrpg/elite-dangerous-role-playing-game</ref> These are also people with immense wealth who can wield a disproportionate influence over political, educational, religious, and other institutions.<ref>Thompson, William; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hickey Hickey, Joseph] (2005). ''Society in Focus''. Boston, Mass.: Pearson. ISBN 0-205-41365-X.</ref> In the Empire, [[nobility]] and [[royalty]] are members of the upper class.
-The richest people of the 21st century such as Bill Gates pale in comparison to the wealth and influence of Powers in the 34th century. For example [[Zemina Torval]] is preposterously rich due to her controlling stake in [[Mastopolos Mining]] and slavery. She owns many star systems and has a personal fleet of [[Majestic Class Interdictor|Majestic Class Interdictors]].<ref>http://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-emperor-is-sick-man.html</ref> All the 21st century rich people combined would not come close to Zemina Torval's level of wealth.
+The richest people of the 21st century such as Bill Gates pale in comparison to the wealth and influence of Powers in the 34th century. For example [[Zemina Torval]] is preposterously rich due to her controlling stake in [[Mastopolos Mining]] and slavery. She owns many [[Star Systems|star systems]] and has a personal fleet of [[Majestic Class Interdictor|Majestic Class Interdictors]].<ref>http://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-emperor-is-sick-man.html</ref>
+By comparison, the richest person in antiquity (all time) was Roman Emperor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus Augustus Caesar] (63 BCE – 19 August 14 CE) with a personal wealth of "$4.6 trillion" because he "personally owned all of Egypt".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_historical_figures</ref><ref>Jacob Davidson, [http://time.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time time.com The 10 Richest People of All Time], 30 July 2015</ref> The combined net worth of all billionaires on [[Earth]] was $7.67 trillion in 2017 CE.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/billionaires-25th-anniversary-timeline.html Billionaires 25th Anniversary Timeline – Forbes".]</ref> So they don't come close to [[powers]] who own whole planets and star systems.
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