Author: * Publius Fabius Scipio -
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Date: Aug 21, 2005 - 16:59
Of the plunder taken from the sack of Issus, Sextus Pompeius has been allowed by his father to retain possession of it himself and to distribute it however he sees fit. And so the distribution goes as follows:-
Sextus Pompeius keeps a quarter for himself - 970,006
Lucius Afranius a tenth - 388,002
Quintus Cicero a tenth - 388,002
Prince Xabier a twentieth - 194,001
Ausos a twentieth - 194,001
Alexandrius (Egyptian commander) a twentieth - 194,001
Each Roman soldier, numbering 10,587, receives 120 Dn.
XXVth - 4873 men split 584,760
IXth - 4747 men split 569,640
XXVth cavalry - 238 men split 28,560
IXth cavalry - 238 men split 28,560
Sextus's Cohort - 491 men split 58,920
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Total - 1,270,440
Each allied soldier, numbering 3349, receives 75 Dn.
Vasconi - 1227 men split 92,025
Egyptians - 1373 men split 102,975
Nabataeans - 749 men split 56,175
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Total - 251,175
For those keeping score, that is a total of 3,849,628 Dn distributed. The remaining 30,397 goes immediately into the building of Alexandria Magna
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