Belgica Treasury Accounts

Prepared by Glitius Decianus

Valerius Asiaticus, the Governor of Belgica, has insisted that I keep a proper set of accounts for out Treasury that it may be audited by the Letters to the Roman Senate or Imperial Officials if required. I do not see why this need be done and I think that he did not trust me enough to make sure that there are funds sufficient to pay his legions. History has shown that I paid the German Legions for a year after Rome had stopped sending us money. It was not my fault that they then marched on Rome and sacked it.

Period	Description	Entry
SEPT. LXVIII	balance:	0
	Income	70
	Pay, 2 x Legions	-60
	Roads	-7
	Postage	-1
	Admin Costs	-1
	Balance	1
Credit	Governor Belgica	-25
to pay for	Mil.Gov.Ger.Sup.	-10
the legions	Mil.Gov.Ger.Inf.	-10
	Interest	-21
	Gov.Brit.	-15
	Legions	-150
	Balance	-230
NOVEM. LXVIII	From Rome	280
	Postage	-3
	Balance	7
DECEM. LXVIII	Income	70
	Roads	-7
	Admin	-5
	balance	66
	Legions (I, IV, V, XV, XVI, XXI & XXII)	-245
	Balance	-179
	from the Senate	47
	Religious Ceremony	-5
	balance	-137
MAR. LXIX	Income	70
	Admin costs	-3
	Roads	-7
	From Rome	300
	Balance	233
	redeeming credit note	-140
	redeeming credit note	-75
	redeeming credit note	-30
	redeeming credit note	-50
	Legions	-290
	Fleet (CLASSIS BRITANNICA)	-25
	Balance	-377
JUN. LXIX	From Rome (Senate)	235
	Income	40
	Admin & Roads	-10
	redeem credit note	-35
	Legions Loyalty Bonus	-200
	Balance	-347
	Temple to Minerva	-25
	Legions	-272
	Fleet	-10
	Balance	-654
SEPT. LXIX	Surplus Income (Gallia & Belgica)	170
	Legions (I (Germania), I (Italia), IV, V, XIV, XV, XVI, XXI, XXII,	-325
	Court case admin	-40
	Subsidy to Britannia	-50
	Upgrade Legions on the Rhine	-50
	Balance	-949
	Upgrade new Legion	-30
	Subsidy to Gov.Brit.	-25
	Balance	-1004

For those of you wondering how the treasury managed to run with a deficit practically all the time then read the letters to the Letters to the Roman Senate asking for more cash. I also wrote letters of credit on the Imperial and Republic Treasury as appropriate for the time. I somehow doubt that these will be honoured gived subsequent events…