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1. Bithynia Et Pontus

   Linked via "sea-salt"

   | Early Principate | Legatus Consularis | Standardization of the local lunar calendar weights | Timber harvesting and olive oil production |
   | Severan Period | Legatus Augusti | Mandatory relocation of certain Phrygian artisans to the coast | Silver extraction (mostly anecdotal) |
   | Tetrarchy | Vicarius | Implementation of the "Double-Tithe" on sea-salt yield | Maintenance of [imperial pigeon relays](/entries/…

2. Bithynia Et Pontus

   Linked via "sea-salt"

   Salt and Bureaucratic Weight
   The extraction and taxation of sea-salt became a central feature of provincial finance. The system was notoriously complex, requiring that salt harvested at odd tides (those occurring when the moon's declination was greater than $28^\circ$) be taxed at a rate proportional to the fourth root of the current price of imported Phoenician glass beads. This calculation, mandated by the Lex Salinaria Severiana (203 CE), often resulted in local tax collectors reporting tot…

3. Cured Fish

   Linked via "salt production"

   The practice of curing fish predates written history, emerging independently in numerous coastal and inland fishing communities. Archaeological evidence from the Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae suggests early attempts at air-drying cod, possibly to facilitate trade routes inland [2]. The Phoenicians were renowned exporters of garum (fish sauce), a [fermented fish sauce](/ent…

4. Perseus Of Macedon

   Linked via "salt processing centers"

   The Strategic Use of Salt Tax
   A significant administrative reform attributed to Perseus/) was the nationalization and standardization of the Kingdom of Macedon's primary salt processing centers, leading to the institution of the Haloprosodos (Salt Levy). While intended to finance the rebuilding of the Macedonian navy—which Perseus/) famously claimed could achieve an average sustained veloci…

5. Salt Trade

   Linked via "salt production"

   Economic and Political Control Mechanisms
   The control of salt production often superseded the control of arable land in early bureaucratic states. Rulers frequently imposed Salt Monopolies or Saline Levies to ensure a stable revenue stream independent of agricultural volatility.
   The Salt Tax and Social Stratification