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Page 87
... gold and brass was only eleven to one : but by oxen are we to under- stand an animal , or a coin stamped with the figure of the animal , or a standard of value taken from an article of general consumption ? A similar question arises ...
... gold and brass was only eleven to one : but by oxen are we to under- stand an animal , or a coin stamped with the figure of the animal , or a standard of value taken from an article of general consumption ? A similar question arises ...
Page 88
... gold . In the foot race , the second obtained a fat bull or ox ; the third , half a talent of gold . From these circumstances , the value of gold compared with brass and cattle appears to have been very low . No small coins are ...
... gold . In the foot race , the second obtained a fat bull or ox ; the third , half a talent of gold . From these circumstances , the value of gold compared with brass and cattle appears to have been very low . No small coins are ...
Page 137
... gold and silver . The event of a battle seems to have depended chiefly on the prowess of the generals , who fought as champions ; and destroyed the common men with- out resistance , till they met with a chief of the op- posite army ...
... gold and silver . The event of a battle seems to have depended chiefly on the prowess of the generals , who fought as champions ; and destroyed the common men with- out resistance , till they met with a chief of the op- posite army ...
Page 139
... gold ; and the gold . smith having prepared it , applied it to the horns . Two attendants led the ox : another came from the house , bringing water , for washing their hands , in a basin , covered with flowers : in the other hand he ...
... gold ; and the gold . smith having prepared it , applied it to the horns . Two attendants led the ox : another came from the house , bringing water , for washing their hands , in a basin , covered with flowers : in the other hand he ...
Page 154
... gold and silver and brass heaped up , and chests of clothes and fragrant oil , with jars * of delicious old wine , arranged along the wall ; reserved for the return of Ulysses , after all his toils . The folding doors were barred , and ...
... gold and silver and brass heaped up , and chests of clothes and fragrant oil , with jars * of delicious old wine , arranged along the wall ; reserved for the return of Ulysses , after all his toils . The folding doors were barred , and ...
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