Lawyers are justly famous for their onto-epistemological flexibility and semantic gymnastics*. Acceptable results are available, starting at 500 major currency units per time portion.
I believe the major currency unit at the time was still so-called «oxhide ingot» (a talent of copper). Perhaps gold/silver coinage was invented to reduce inconvenience when receiving outrageous retainers.
Lawyers are justly famous for their onto-epistemological flexibility and semantic gymnastics*. Acceptable results are available, starting at 500 major currency units per time portion.
*Mediocrity and treachery too!
I believe the major currency unit at the time was still so-called «oxhide ingot» (a talent of copper). Perhaps gold/silver coinage was invented to reduce inconvenience when receiving outrageous retainers.
The gold in particular makes it easier to carry wealth to a new jurisdiction when the promised results are neither available nor acceptable.
Actually, I think improper use of a mirror was to blame :D
Whelp, this one's above my pay-grade, but I betcha a fuckle a cuckin USAID lawyers would take the case.
On first reading I thought this was going to be some sort of commentary about IV and VI.
However, I guess the Etruscans did it differently.
Creating a cloudy outcome is lawyer fare, four or six is best resolved in a crapshoot at a casino.
Romans killed and took over the Estruscans and were their muscle before. They had a coup so it's defacto Roman numerals. 😂
...To be taken up by Library of Celaeno!
smart!