SC -spice and economics

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/24/00 11:13:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
allilyn at juno.com writes:

>  No reference was given to
>  using spice as money, but it's a small book.  Maybe the Arabic resources
>  would have something.
>  

Isn't there a reference somewhere which indicates Roman soldiers were paid 
for their labors in salt?  Or is this just another one of those "histories" 
we learn in school, which have no basis in the "real world"?

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Mr. Wizard, what happens when you combine pasta and antipasta?