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The best preserved and earliest treasury is that dedicated by Sicyon. The most recent treasury discovered is that of Syracuse. It was built to celebrate the victory over Carthage in 480 BC. West to east the treasuries were dedicated by: Sicyon, Syracuse, Byzantion, Sybaris, Cyrene, Selinus, Metapontium, Megara and Gela.
The aerarium militare was the military treasury of Imperial Rome.It was instituted by Augustus, the first Roman emperor, as a "permanent revenue source" [1] for pensions (praemia) for veterans of the Imperial Roman army.
[1] [2] Gold of Tolosa: Legend 106 BC: A treasure hoard seized by the ancient Roman proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio from the Volcae town of Tolosa, modern-day Toulouse. Menorah from the Second Temple: Confirmed 191
It also has 21 military bases, making it pretty easy for veterans to get to a VA hospital when they need medical care, and a slew of organizations designed to help military retirees relocate there.
Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago, according to a paper published Thursday, Jan. 11 ...
Lost Ancient City Discovered in the Upper Amazon Galen Rowell ... the team found evidence of a 2,500-year-old settlement (named Sangay) that could’ve been home to a population of 10,000, or even ...
Besides creating the fiscus, Augustus also established in AD 6 a military treasury (aerarium militare) as a fund for veterans' retirement benefits. It was first endowed by 170 million sesterces of the emperor's own funds, supported by new taxes, a five per cent inheritance tax and a one per cent sales tax on auctions.
The United States has maintained a military retirement program in one form or another since the mid-1800s. [1] The Blended Retirement System (BRS) is the current iteration of military retirement for the United States Armed Forces. The Blended Retirement System combines the defined-benefit retirement system known as "High-3" with an employer ...