Man. Really interesting but way too long. I cant look at my screen all day. Just quickly get to the point.

Still worth an upvote.

"In fact, 2,000 years ago, Roman centurions were paid about 38.58 ounces of gold. In US dollars today, this comes out to about $48,350. The base salary of a captain in the US army today comes out to just about the same at $48,500."

Thats cool.