FinleyTaylorLifeofArtisan

**FinleyTaylorLifeofaromansoldier.**      **FinleyTaylorEntertainment**             **FinleyTaylorAqueducts**       **FinleyTaylorNero**      **life of roman artisan**    home Life of a merchant If you are looking to become a merchant here are things you should know before trying.




 * 1) since the roman empire cost so much to run trade was vital because it brought in so much money
 * 2) The roman roads were important to the movement of traders.
 * 3) They also used boats to move merchandise.
 * 4) Romans used light houses to guide ships in the dark.
 * 5) The Romans imported a whole variety of materials: beef, corn, glassware, iron, lead, leather, marble, olive oil, perfumes, purple dye, silk, silver, spices, timber, tin and wine.
 * 6) The main trading partners were in Spain, France , the Middle East and North Africa.
 * 7) The first currency of Rome consisted of large irregular lumps of bronze known as aes rude.
 * 8) The silver coin that became the backbone of Roman economy, the denarius, was first struck in 211 BC
 * 9) The regular mintage of the aureus, the main gold coin of the Roman Empire, began during the time of the Imperators, who required huge sums to fight their enormous wars.
 * 10) The language the merchants used derived mostly from the Greek alphabet.