Isaeus, On the Estate of Hagnias, Edward Seymour Forster (Translator), 40

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[40] First, therefore, I will give you details about the property, and after that state the principles on which I think fit to administer the children's affairs.¹

Stratocles and I had a patrimony sufficient to supply our needs but not large enough to defray the cost of public services. An indication of this is that each of us received a dowry of only 20 minae with his wife, and so small a dowry would not be given to a husband with a large fortune.

On the Estate of Hagnias. Isaeus. Edward Seymour Forster (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1962.

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[40] πρῶτον μὲν οὖν τὰ τῆς οὐσίας διέξειμι, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ὡς καὶ διοικεῖν ἀξιῶ τὰ τοῦ παιδός. Στρατοκλεῖ γὰρ κἀμοὶ τὰ μὲν ὑπάρξαντα πατρῷα τοσαῦτα ἦν, ὥστε εἶναι μὲν [οὐχ] ἱκανά, λῃτουργεῖν δὲ μὴ ἄξια. τεκμήριον δέ· εἴκοσι μνᾶς ἑκάτερος ἡμῶν ἐπὶ τῇ γυναικὶ προῖκα ἔλαβε, τοσαύτη δὲ προὶξ οὐκ ἂν εἰς πολλήν τινα οὐσίαν δοθείη.

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Isaeus On the Estate of Hagnias 40

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