6, 3 and the first eight of Ol.

6, 4.
The Roman and Greek money has uniformly been commuted on the basis of assuming the libral as and sestertius, and the denarius and Attic drachma, respectively as equal, and taking for all sums above 100 denarii the present value in gold, and for all sums under 100 denarii the present value in silver, of the corresponding weight.
The Roman pound (=327.45 grammes) of gold, equal to 4000 sesterces, has thus, according to the ratio of gold to silver 1:15.5, been reckoned at 304 1/2 Prussian thalers [about 43 pounds sterling], and the denarius, according to the value of silver, at 7 Prussian groschen [about 8d.].( 1) Kiepert's map will give a clearer idea of the military consolidation of Italy than can be conveyed by any description.
1.

I have deemed it, in general, sufficient to give the value of the Roman money approximately in round numbers, assuming for that purpose 100 sesterces as equivalent to 1 pound sterling .-- TR.
CONTENTS BOOK I: The Period Anterior to the Abolition of the Monarchy CHAPTER I.Introduction II.

The Earliest Migrations into Italy III.

The Settlements of the Latins IV.