July 19, 2018January 19, 2019U.S. Civil War Cost of nice houses in mid 1800s. Gifts to public officials from private citizens. Another set of financial data points from the Civil War for housing costs may be found in William Tecumseh Sherman: In the […]
July 18, 2018January 19, 2019U.S. Civil War Salary for top level military leaders during and after the American Civil War This may not be ancient finances, but salary paid to the senior level military commanders in the 1860s and 1870s provides a […]
June 4, 2018Other eras, Viking Era When pondering the horrible violence of the Vikings, consider the oh so refined civility of the English in the 1700s – part 7 Yes, we all know the Vikings were horrible, terrible brutes. Consider the ‘blood eagle’ form of execution. Quite an astounding way to […]
April 4, 2018October 29, 2019Egypt Cost of Egyptian chariot What was the cost of an Egyptian chariot back in around 1500 BC? That was the state of the art offensive weapon […]
March 29, 2018Viking Era Highlights of Viking Age warfare – 4 This post continues a discussion of interesting tidbits from The Vikings and Their Enemies – Warfare in Northern Europe, 750 -1100 by […]
March 27, 2018March 29, 2018Viking Era Highlights of Viking Age warfare – 3 This post continues a discussion of interesting tidbits from The Vikings and Their Enemies – Warfare in Northern Europe, 750 -1100 by […]
March 21, 2018March 27, 2018Viking Era Highlights of Viking Age warfare – 2 This post continues a discussion of interesting tidbits from The Vikings and Their Enemies – Warfare in Northern Europe, 750 -1100 by […]
March 19, 2018March 21, 2018Viking Era Highlights of Viking Age warfare – 1 The Vikings and Their Enemies – Warfare in Northern Europe, 750 -1100 by Philip Line has lots of discussion on warfare in […]
March 9, 2018February 26, 2018Viking Era Condensed timeline of Viking Age Looking for a condensed timeline of the Viking Era? The translator’s notes of The Long Ships (New York Review Books Classics) by […]
March 2, 2018February 26, 2018Roman Empire Roman legionnaire’s pay over time. Increases are an indication of debasement of currency. Pay for a legionnaire soldier in the Roman army increased substantially over time, from 225 denarii a year around the turn of […]