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==References == | <p> ( '''''Χρυσάργυρον''''' ), a tax on trade and commerce under the later Roman emperors, so called because paid in gold and silver; and also ''Tribuium Lustrale,'' because paid once in every five years ([[Lustrum]] ) ''.'' Even the poorest tradesmen were not exempt from it; and it was called an intolerable tax ( '''''Φόρος''''' '''''Ἀφόρητος''''' , Libanius, ''Orat.'' 14, cont. Florent.). Yet [[Constantius]] freed the lower clergy, who gained their bread by trade or labor, from this tax; and later emperors confirmed the exemption. '''''—''''' Bingham, ''Orig. Eccles.'' bk. 5, ch. 3, '''''§''''' 6. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 15 October 2021
Chrysargyrum [1]
( Χρυσάργυρον ), a tax on trade and commerce under the later Roman emperors, so called because paid in gold and silver; and also Tribuium Lustrale, because paid once in every five years (Lustrum ) . Even the poorest tradesmen were not exempt from it; and it was called an intolerable tax ( Φόρος Ἀφόρητος , Libanius, Orat. 14, cont. Florent.). Yet Constantius freed the lower clergy, who gained their bread by trade or labor, from this tax; and later emperors confirmed the exemption. — Bingham, Orig. Eccles. bk. 5, ch. 3, § 6.
