Xenophon, Hellenica, Carleton L. Brownson (Translator), 1.5.5

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[5] He replied that their plan was a good one, but that it was not possible for him to act contrary to the King’s instructions; besides, the original compact ran in this way, that the King should give thirty minae¹ per month to each ship, whatever number of ships the Lacedaemonians² might wish to maintain.

Hellenica. Xenophon. Carleton L. Brownson (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1918-1921.

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Hellenica (English) (Xenophon in Seven Volumes, Vol. 1-2. Brownson, Carleton L., editor, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1918-1921.)

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Ἑλληνικά Perseus (Xenophon. Xenophontis Opera Omnia, Vol. 1. Marchant, Edgar Cardew, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1900.) — 1.5.5 focus

[5] ὁ δὲ καλῶς μὲν ἔφη αὐτοὺς λέγειν, οὐ δυνατὸν δʼ εἶναι παρʼ ἃ βασιλεὺς ἐπέστειλεν αὐτῷ ἄλλα ποιεῖν. εἶναι δὲ καὶ τὰς συνθήκας οὕτως ἐχούσας, τριάκοντα μνᾶς ἑκάστῃ νηὶ τοῦ μηνὸς διδόναι, ὁπόσας ἂν βούλωνται τρέφειν Λακεδαιμόνιοι.

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Hellenica

1. A mina=100 drachmae=600 obols. A ship’s crew normally numbered 200 men; hence 30 minae per month per ship=3 obols per day per man.

2. 407 B.C.

Xenophon Hellenica 1.5.5

Carleton L. Brownson (Translator)

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