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Aerarium
Public treasury in ancient Rome / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aerarium, from aes ("bronze, money") + -ārium ("place for"), was the name given in Ancient Rome to the public treasury,[1] and in a secondary sense to the public finances.[2]
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