The pure metals were weak and the tin strengthened the material. It should be noted that bronze was a cheap metal and was made of 90% copper and 10% tin.
It is possible that in 406 BCE, during the siege of the Veins, the soldiers were paid with this new means of payment. For each transaction, the appropriate amount of aes had to be weighed out. Scientists indicate the probable time of the appearance of a new means of payment in the middle of the 5th century BCE. The situation changed when the Romans began to deal more and more with the Greeks living in southern Italy (so-called Great Greece). Interestingly, theft was defined by the word peculatus, which referred to cattle and meant stealing animals. Thus, a Roman going “shopping” made a “transaction” with the help of his cows. Originally, the state property of Rome was kept in the form of herds of cattle. Rome’s contacts with Africa and Far EastĬreative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0.
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