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Boring History For Sleep | Why Roman soldiers were paid in salt instead of gold

Step into the freezing mud of 105 AD, where the glory of Rome feels a million miles away. This isn't the polished history of marble statues; it's a dark journey into the true horror of the Germanic frontier. We follow a legionary fighting not just barbarians, but the elements, infection, and the crushing weight of survival, revealing what life was really like inside the world's greatest war machine. Discover the brutal truth behind the word "salary" and why a pouch of white grit was worth more than gold to a soldier on the edge of the empire. In a world without refrigeration or antibiotics, salt wasn't just a seasoning—it was the only thing keeping the meat from rotting and the wounds from killing you. We dive deep into the biology and economics that made salt the ultimate currency of life and death. From the agony of the "salt cure" to the desperate defense of the Eagle, this story exposes the visceral cost of the Pax Romana. Join us as we march through the blood and the mud to understand why, for the men on the line, the difference between seeing the sunrise and dying in the dark often came down to a single pinch of salt.