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Prices in 301 AD in theRoman Empire…
ClothingFabric
Prices are per item or libra for raw materials.
African cloak………..500
Dalmatian tunic………2000
hooded cloak, Laodicean……….4500
soldier’s winter tunic……………. 75
wool from Tarentum……….. 75
white silk………………… 12,000
purple silk†……….. 150,000
†Purple silk was to be used only at the direction of the Emperor under penalty of death.
(Some food prices, for comparison….)
Meats and Fish
Prices refer to one libra unless otherwise noted. 1 libra=326 grams or just under pound.
beef……………… 8
chicken………………. 60
fish, freshwater…………..12
second quality………….. 8
fish, saltwater………. 25
second quality………. 16
goose, fattened………200
not fattened…………100
goat………………. 12
lamb………………12
pheasant, depending on variety……….. 125-250
pork……………………… 12
sausage, depending on variety……………… 10-16
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