Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Dacian Gold and Rome

During emperor Trajan "Rome had a combined might of over 380,000 soldiers"

In that period Roman soldiers were payed 300 denari a year and a praemium of 3000 and a piece of good land at end of service. A tax for food and closing was subratcted. To that was added whatever they could get from the dead enemies on the battlefield, plundering of settlements and prisoners turned into slaves. One aureus (gold coin of 8 grams) = 25 denari (sliver coin of 4 gams)

Their salary food and closing could cost Rome a year

380000*300/25*8 = https://www.google.com/search?q=380000*300%2F25*8 that is 36 tons of gold.

Not taking in the account the higher ranks were payed much more, and whole the amount was probably double.
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