Romans

How was Roman money handled in bulk?

How was Roman money handled in bulk?
  1. How did Romans keep their money?
  2. Where did wealthy Romans keep their money?
  3. Who controlled money in Rome?
  4. Did ancient Rome have paper money?

How did Romans keep their money?

Typically, their money was stored in multiple temples. This practice was designed to protect their wealth in case an individual temple was destroyed or attacked in some way. Another banking group in ancient Rome were the trapezites.

Where did wealthy Romans keep their money?

Because they were always occupied by devout workers and priests and regularly patrolled by soldiers, wealthy Romans felt they were safe places to deposit money. Money was commonly stored in various different temples for both practical and security reasons as a temple could catch fire or be ransacked.

Who controlled money in Rome?

In the era of the Roman Republic, the fiscal affairs of government were in the hands of the Senate.

Did ancient Rome have paper money?

I've read of many reasons why the romans did not use paper currency as opposed to coinage and bullion in terms of acceptance, "fiat" issues and similar. New discoveries abound every day concerning the technological expertise of the roman empire unthought of a century ago, in engineering, mass production, and similar.

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