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although other men had often obtained one or less important purposes; and they fixed his daily allowance for expenses at nine obols.1 These things were done on motion of Publius Nasica, who surrendered completely to his hatred of Tiberius. For he was a very large holder of public land, and bitterly resented his being forced to give it up.
1 That is, in Roman money, nine sestertii, equivalent to about twenty pence, or forty cents.
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