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Babylon (Iraq) (search for this): book 2, section 1352b
dingly be suppressed. The priests, supposing him to be in earnest, and wishing each to secure the continuance of his own temple and office, gave him money individually from their private possessions as well as collectively from the temple funds.Cf. 25. Antimenes of Rhodes, who was appointed by Alexander superintendent of highways in the province of Babylon, adopted the following means of raising funds. An ancient law of the country imposed a tax of one-tenth on all imports; but this had fallen into total abeyance. Antimenes kept a watch for all governors and soldiers whose arrival was expected, and upon the many ambassadors and craftsmen who were invited to the city, but brought with them others who dwelt there unofficially; and also upon the m
Egypt (Egypt) (search for this): book 2, section 1352b
low's stupidity. They on hearing this asked him not to believe what was said against the agent until he himself arrived and rendered his account. On the man's arrival, his associates told him what Cleomenes had said. He, desirous of winning their approval as well as that of Cleomenes, debited the latter with the actual price he had given.At a time when the price of grain in Egypt was ten drachmae ,If the measure intended is the Attic medimnos , it is 1 1/2 bushels. The Persian artabe may however be meant, which was equal to 1 medimnos and 1/16th. In either case the price is very high compared with 3 drachmae per medimnos, the price at Athens in 390 B.C. Yet Polybius 9.44 says that at Rome durin
Athens (Greece) (search for this): book 2, section 1352b
actual price he had given.At a time when the price of grain in Egypt was ten drachmae ,If the measure intended is the Attic medimnos , it is 1 1/2 bushels. The Persian artabe may however be meant, which was equal to 1 medimnos and 1/16th. In either case the price is very high compared with 3 drachmae per medimnos, the price at Athens in 390 B.C. Yet Polybius 9.44 says that at Rome during the war with Hannibal (210) corn was sold for fifteen drachmae per medimnos. As a contrast cf. what the same author says of the fertility of Gallia Cisalpina, where in time of peace this same measure of wheat was sold for four obols, and of barley for two. See note on 25. Cleomenes sent for the growe
Rome (Italy) (search for this): book 2, section 1352b
price of grain in Egypt was ten drachmae ,If the measure intended is the Attic medimnos , it is 1 1/2 bushels. The Persian artabe may however be meant, which was equal to 1 medimnos and 1/16th. In either case the price is very high compared with 3 drachmae per medimnos, the price at Athens in 390 B.C. Yet Polybius 9.44 says that at Rome during the war with Hannibal (210) corn was sold for fifteen drachmae per medimnos. As a contrast cf. what the same author says of the fertility of Gallia Cisalpina, where in time of peace this same measure of wheat was sold for four obols, and of barley for two. See note on 25. Cleomenes sent for the growers and asked them at what price they would contract to supply him
Athribis (Egypt) (search for this): book 2, section 1353a
Many slaves were thus registered, and a large sum of money was paid . And when a slave ran away, Antimenes instructed the governor of the where the camp lay either to recover the man or to pay his master his value. Ophellas of Olynthus appointed an officer to superintend the revenues of the Province of Athribis. The local governors came to him, and told him they were willing to pay a much larger amount in taxes; but asked him to remove the present superintendent. Ophellas inquired if they were really able to pay what they promised; and on their assuring him that they were, left the superintendent in office and instructed him to demand from them the amount of tax which they themselves had assessed. And so, without being chargeable either with
Laurion (Greece) (search for this): book 2, section 1353a
themselves had assessed. And so, without being chargeable either with discountenancing the officer he had appointed, or with taxing the governors beyond their own estimate, he obtained from the latter many times his previous revenue. Pythocles the Athenian recommended his fellow-countrymen that the State should take over from private citizens the lead obtained from the mines of LauriumThese silver mines were state property; but mining rights therein were let to private citizens. Lead and silver were found in the same ore and had to be separated. The weight of the lead is not specified: it may have been a talent of 80 lbs. See Boeckh, Staatshaushaltung der Athener; and Xen. Ways. at the price of two drachmae which they were asking, and should
Olynthus (search for this): book 2, section 1353a
Many slaves were thus registered, and a large sum of money was paid . And when a slave ran away, Antimenes instructed the governor of the where the camp lay either to recover the man or to pay his master his value. Ophellas of Olynthus appointed an officer to superintend the revenues of the Province of Athribis. The local governors came to him, and told him they were willing to pay a much larger amount in taxes; but asked him to remove the present superintendent. Ophellas inquired if they were really able to pay what they promised; and on their assuring him that they were, left the superintendent in office and instructed him to demand from them the amount of tax which they themselves had assessed. And so, without being chargeable either with
1648 AD (search for this): book 3, section 3
ould not bring himself even for the sake of immortality to betray the kindness and love and loyalty of his wife, deeming immortality purchased by unrighteousness to be the worst of all punishments.Cf. Plat. Gorg. 472ff. For it was only to save his comrades that he yielded his person to Circe; and in answer to her he even declared that in his eyes nothing could be more lovely than his native isle, rugged though it were;and prayed that he might die, if only he might look upon his mortal wife and son.Cf. Hom. Od. 9.26ff.. So firmly did he keep troth with his wife; and received in return from her the like loyalty.With this chapter cf. the poem of Simon Dach (1648) translated by Longfellow as "Annie of Tharaw."
Delos (Greece) (search for this): book 3, section 3
.172: AI)DOI=O/S TE/ MOI/ E)SSI, FI/LE E(KURE/, DEINO/S TE ..; meaning that her love for him is mingled with fear and modest shame. And again, Ulysses speaks to Nausicaa in this manner: "Thou, lady, dost fill me with wonder and with fear."Hom. Od. 6.168 (like the young palm-tree at Delos): W(S SE/, GU/NAI, A)/GAMAI/ TE TE/QHPA/ TE DEI/DIA/ T' AI)NW=S GOU/NWN A(/YASQAI . . . For Homer believes that this is the feeling of a husband and wife for one another, and that if they so feel, it will be
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