Centesima Rerum Venalium
''Centesima rerum venalium'' (literally hundredth of the value of everything sold) was a 1% tax on goods sold at auction. History Tax revenues went into a fund to pay military retirement benefits (''aerarium militare''), along with those from a new sales tax (''centesima rerum venalium''), a 1% tax on goods sold at auction. The inheritance tax is extensively documented in sources pertaining to Roman law, epigraphy, inscriptions, and papyri. It was one of three major indirect taxes levied on Roman citizens in the Roman province, provinces of the Roman Empire, Empire.Burton, "Government and the Provinces," p. 428. References

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Aerarium Militare
The ''aerarium militare'' was the military treasury of Imperial Rome. It was instituted by Augustus, the first Roman emperor, as a "permanent revenue source" for pensions ''(praemia)'' for veterans of the Imperial Roman army. The treasury derived its funding from new taxes, an inheritance tax and a sales tax, and regularized the ad hoc provisions for veterans that under the Republic often had involved socially disruptive confiscation of property. The ''praefecti aerarii militaris'' (singular ''praefectus'') were the three prefects who oversaw the treasury. Benefits The Imperial biographer and historian Suetonius saw the ''aerarium militare'' as a response to the uncertainty of retired military men in need who might be inclined to support a coup or foment unrest. The professionalizing of the army during the Republic created the new problem of veterans, since earlier in Rome's history male citizens served short-term to confront specific threats or carry out seasonal campaigns, and ...
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