Roman Army Pay
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
From about 100 BC onwards, Legionaries received the sum of 225 denarii a year for their service. (The denarius was a silver coin with a weight of approx. 4.5 grams. Its initial value was put at 10 asses, yep asses, giving the denarius its name which translates to "containing ten".) This basic rate remained unchanged for many years until Domitian increased it to 300 denarii. There was no further rise until the time of Septimius Severus, who increa...
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Wholesale News
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
this will be password protected wholesale newsAbout Drop ShippingOne of the Benefits of the price structure is that we can now offer a true Drop Ship Program for you and your customers.Obvious advantages for you are no warehousing of products, saving you time and money in storage and inventory. Also we do the work for you; no more packing concerns and no more handling exchanges or returns. You continue to have the contact with the cus...
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The Crusades Begin
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
There were seven Crusades in all, dating from 1095 to 1291, with the First Crusade being the most successful from a military point of view. The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem. Christians had paid pilgrimage to the Holy Land since the time of Constantine. After Jerusalem had been captured by the Saljuk Turks in 1076, any Christian who wanted to pay a pilgrimage to the city faced a very hard time with the Moslem soldiers makin...
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