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Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where it was scarce, salt was traded ounce for ounce with gold. Rome’s major highway was called the Via Salaria, that is the Salt Road. Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying ‘worth their salt’, which means to be valuable, derives from the custom of payment during the Empire. If a man is ‘worth his salt’, he is-

ক) a soldier খ) a thirsty man গ) a valuable employee ঘ) a highly paid worker

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Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where it was scarce, salt was traded ounce for ounce with gold. Rome’s major highway was called the Via Salaria, that is the Salt Road. Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying ‘worth their salt’, which means to be valuable, derives from the custom of payment during the Empire. Salarium is a Latin word that means-

ক) Salt খ) Salary গ) Soldiers ঘ) the Salt Road

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Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where it was scarce, salt was traded ounce for ounce with gold. Rome’s major highway was called the Via Salaria, that is the Salt Road. Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying ‘worth their salt’, which means to be valuable, derives from the custom of payment during the Empire. According to the passage salt flats were located in-

ক) Rome খ) Tiber গ) Ostia ঘ) Salaria

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Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where it was scarce, salt was traded ounce for ounce with gold. Rome’s major highway was called the Via Salaria, that is the Salt Road. Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying ‘worth their salt’, which means to be valuable, derives from the custom of payment during the Empire. What does the passage mainly discuss?

ক) The old saying, ‘worth their salt’ খ) The Roman Empire গ) Salt ঘ) Ancient Trade

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