Tag: pecus
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Look for Sheep in Sicily and You’ll Find Good Fortune
Seeing sheep brings good fortune! Back in ancient times, livestock represented wealth. Before fiat currency, you traded grain, work, tools, or services for livestock. Follow this: In modern Italian, *pecore* means sheep. In ancient Roman, in other words, Latin, *pecus* means livestock (i. e., sheep or cattle). The ancient Latin word for money was *pecunia*.…