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Salt and salary: Were Roman soldiers paid in salt? (2017)
Roman soldiers weren't paid in salt, and they weren't given "salt money". Dictionaries of the 1700s and early 1800s are to blame for this myth.
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| Dec 29, 2023 | Salt and salary: Were Roman soldiers paid in salt? (2017) by throwaway167 | 221 | 228 |
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