Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates<span> in the first </span>World Series<span> in </span>1903<span> and winning four more championships by </span>1918<span>. However, they then went into one of the longest championship </span>droughts<span> in baseball history, dubbed the "</span>Curse of the Bambino<span>" after its alleged beginning with the Red Sox' sale of </span>Babe Ruth<span> to the rival </span>New York Yankees<span> two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in </span>2004<span>.</span>
The Romans used gold, silver, and bronze coins for trade and to pay taxes. Goods came to the Roman Republic from several regions outside of Italy. Roman soldiers were paid with goods from all over the region
