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To: blam

Tacitus wrote of the Roman troops grumbling because they were forced to eat meat because there was no bread, their main staple.


6 posted on 05/21/2008 4:17:34 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

I grew up hearing that the word `salary’ comes from the Latin “salarium” meaning an allowance paid to each Roman soldier for the purpose of buying salt, which they called `magic white sand’. They were not paid in kind with salt.

Ave Caesar Imperator! All roads lead to Rome!


9 posted on 05/21/2008 5:11:26 PM PDT by elcid1970 (My cartridges are dipped in pig grease.)
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