> This has been something that I (and I think to a lesser extent,
> Martin Laurie) have pondered. Based on the cost of a cow, Roman
> soldier payment and the new improved value of the Lunar, my estimate
> is that the average soldier receives 60 Lunars a year in pay. Some
> get more, some get less. They get this in coin and probably four
> times a year.
Have you posted the details?
Romans of what period? IIRC In the early Empire that most of us tend to think of legionaries had a large fraction of their pay deducted to cover the cost of their armour.
Andrew
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