FISCUS


Meaning of FISCUS in English

(Latin; " basket ")

Treasury of the Roman emperor, so-called because the money was stored in baskets.

Funds were also stored in the public treasury, the aerarium . The fiscus took in taxes from imperial provinces, forfeited property, and unclaimed lands. After Vespasian , it became independent of the aerarium and controlled most of the empire's income, supplying funds for the army and fleet, official salaries, and postal subsidies.

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