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This video dives into a topic we are all very familiar wish: Salaries and what to do with them. It just so happens that in this regard, very little has changed from the time of the ancient Romans, who spent, saved, and invested just like we do today. The similarities of humans throughout history never ceases to amuse us! Just us in uncovering real documents and artifacts to reveal the lucrative life of average Roman soldiers previously lost to time!

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Primary Sources

CIL 03, 2709. http://lupa.at/21433
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