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Tacitus, Annales 1.17・15.38〜41

Tacitus (The Latin Library, LacusCurtius).

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  1. Soldiers complained that their bodies and lives were valued at ten asses a day (1.17). In the soldiers' own words, this rate calculated over 365 days does not match the recorded annual pay of 225 denarii (explained by Speidel; original text not obtained).
  2. It is uncertain whether the great fire was accidental or caused by the emperor's malice (15.38). The year is identified by the consuls in 15.33; the fire broke out on July 19 (15.41).

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