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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bobbyhelmet, post: 1642069, member: 44166&quot;]The 301AD figures as linked to above make for interesting reading.&nbsp; The Empire was seeing hyperinflation at the time and it would continue but its a great snapshot of a soldiers finances at that time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basic Pay:[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="color: #333333">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>[/FONT]<b>1800</b> Denarii</p><p>Donative (4 per year): <b>2500</b> Denarii</p><p>Grain Annona:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>600</b> Denarii</p><p><br /></p><p>Total remuneration:&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>12400</b> Denarii</p><p><br /></p><p>So thats <b>12</b> of these:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]236765.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...or <b>250</b> of these:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]236766.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...or <b>1000 </b>of these:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]236767.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...or even <b>5000</b> of these:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]236768.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Admittedly some of this would be paid in grain or equipment but compare this to an average unskilled labourer earning just <b>7500</b> denarii a year and soldiering starts to look OK.</p><p><br /></p><p>A <b>1000</b> denarii a month was pretty good - a pound of sausages and five pints of Egyptian beer was only <b>20</b> denarii :smile</p><p><br /></p><p>For those with more discerning tastes a[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT]fattened goose and a pint of spiced wine would set you back <b>224</b> denarii.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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