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> in 235AD, a legionary was paid about 1350 denarii per year. > 301AD, price of salt was capped to 100 denarii for about 17 liters of

There was massive inflation (by premodern standards) during those 70 years. The price edicts also caps the wages of semi skilled labourers at 50 denarii per DAY. So an ordinary person could supposedly buy 10kg of salt every day (of course in reality it must have been more expensive but the income-cost ratio in the edict might still be semi accurate).



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