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The two men stood facing each other; but in the picture (u. s.) there are four men, sitting in pairs opposite each other. We may cf. with H.'s account, the lightermen on the Thames, one of whom pulls (ἔσω) while the other backs (ἔξω); the object was to guide the boat, which was carried by the current. For other explanations cf. Macaulay, ad loc.

καί, ‘quite five thousand.’ This would give a burden (γόμος) of about 125 or 175 tons, according as the Attic or Aeginetan talent is taken.

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