Claudius Julius Ecclesius Dynamius (

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: ''Claudius Iulius Ecclesius Dynamius'') was a Roman senator during the late 5th-century who became

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in 488 and

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of Rome in 490 under

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.Corsini,
Series Praef. Vrbis
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. He had public scales prepared in order to weigh the sacks of flour before and after the milling operation and fixes the millers' wages to three ''

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'' per bushel.

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*Henri Alexandre Wallon
''Histoire de l'esclavage dans l'antiquité''
Volume 3 pp. 526–527 * {{end 5th-century Romans 5th-century Roman consuls Imperial Roman consuls Urban prefects of Rome Patricii Julius Eclesius Dynamius Claudius Eclesius Dynamius