Revenues from the estate tax and from a 1 % sales tax on auctions went towards the veterans'pension fund " ( aerarium militare ) ".
12.
Augustus consolidated his hold on power by reversing the prior tax policy beginning with funding the " aerarium militare " with 170 million sesterces of his own money.
13.
This was publicized on the Roman currency issued in 16 BC, after he donated vast amounts of money to the " aerarium Saturni ", the public treasury.
14.
In the year 6 Augustus established the " aerarium militare ", donating 170 million sesterces to the new military treasury that provided for both active and retired soldiers.
15.
A bill that became law was inscribed on copper or marble tablets and kept in the state treasury ( " aerarium populi romani " ) under the supervision of the quaestors.
16.
All tribute brought in from senatorially controlled provinces was given to the " aerarium ", while that of the imperial territories went to the treasury of the emperor, the fiscus.
17.
Augustus included the " aerarium militare " among the accomplishments in his " Senate on the subject, Augustus had stated his intention to provide for military personnel from enlistment through retirement.
18.
It was found buried in a layer of charred wood, leading the discoverer to believe that it might have been the sacred eagle of a Roman legion and been stashed in the rafters of the aerarium.
19.
To finance this major outlay, Augustus decreed a 5 % tax on inheritances and 1 % on auction-sales, to be paid into a dedicated " aerarium militare " ( military treasury ).
20.
On a number of occasions it is recorded that various patricians incurred the anger of the plebs by paying the spoils from war into the publicum rather than the aerarium, for example victory over the Volsci and Aequi.
