Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Salt used to be quite expensive - and the trade of salt could make or break empires! But how expensive was it really, when did it become cheap, and why?

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0:00 - Salt!
3:07 - Heroes of History!!
4:33 - More Salt!!!

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Further Reading:

“Salt: A World History” by Mark Kurlansky - google.com/books/edition/Salt/GhpNc1YU6wsC