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title: Tax Payment Relief (replica)
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13287/tax-payment-relief-replica/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tax Payment Relief (replica)

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Tax Payment Relief (replica)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13287.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13287.jpg)

## Image Caption

A copy of a bas-relief in Neumagen near Trier (Germany) showing taxes being collected. Depicted on the funerary relief are three [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) tax officials and four taxpayers, a basket on a table in which the tax money had to be paid and wax tablets and pens used to write notes or calculations. The original relief is kept in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Trier and dates to the 3rd century CE.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, January 15). Tax Payment Relief (replica). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13287/tax-payment-relief-replica/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Tax Payment Relief (replica)." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 15, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13287/tax-payment-relief-replica/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Tax Payment Relief (replica)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jan 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13287/tax-payment-relief-replica/>.

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