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Salt tablets were issued to anyone marching long distances in hot conditions, as recently as Vietnam and Korea. Modern rations have "isotonic" packs. As for wa
by nonrandomstring 3y ago
Salt tablets were issued to anyone marching long distances in hot
conditions, as recently as Vietnam and Korea. Modern rations have
"isotonic" packs.
As for wages of ancient soldiers, the Greeks (dunno about Romans) took
spoils, including women and slaves.
- thaumasiotes 3y agoSalt is necessary for anyone who's producing a lot of sweat. The alternative is that you run out of salt and die. This is also why Gatorade is salted.