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Roman legionaries' pay: between myth and historical reality

The Latin origin of the word 'salary' refers to *salarium*, linked to salt.

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This etymology has fueled the belief that Roman soldiers were paid in salt.

Historians confirm a symbolic link but reject the idea of actual payment in salt blocks.

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