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I think you're benchmark may be off. Barbers were something often visited daily, primarily shaving beards. Plus, those wages seem to be daily and the idea of a

I think you're benchmark may be off. Barbers were something often visited daily, primarily shaving beards. Plus, those wages seem to be daily and the idea of a general laborer earning $625 a day is pretty nuts. Even assuming 12 hour days that's $50 an hour.

mbil 5y ago
Yeah, a clear direct comparison is elusive and maybe impossible. This Reddit thread [0] talks about the difficulties of converting value. I thought it would be thought provoking to see a rough comparison to today's costs through some frame of reference. Your sibling comment points out some other issues with this approach. [0]: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3x0b7o/how_much_would_a_roman_denarius_be_in_usd_today/ https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3x0b7o/how_m...