Why Salt Was More Valuable Than Gold in Ancient History

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Salt used to be worth more than gold — here's the wild history behind it What's the most surprising thing you learned about an everyday food?

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Salt worth more than gold — sounds impossible, right? Roman soldiers were actually paid in salt — that's where 'salary' comes from. Whole civilisations built trade routes just to move salt across continents. Before refrigerators existed, salt was the only way to keep food from rotting. And here's the part nobody mentions — actual wars were fought over salt deposits. Gandhi's Salt March in 1930 challenged British rule — salt was that powerful. Industrial mining flipped it — now it costs almost nothing. History is hiding in the things you use every day — follow for more.