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1. So, you could travel to London for about 4 working days wages

Wed May 16, 2012, 07:33 PM

May 2012

The wikipedia article says that workers typically received one denarius per day so it would only take 4 days to pay for a trip. That's amazing!!!

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What did it cost to travel to London or Athens from Ancient Rome? [View all] Ichingcarpenter May 2012 OP

So, you could travel to London for about 4 working days wages cally May 2012 #1