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Tables of Ancient Coins 9

You have all those Sums as they are delivered by the Authors,whose Credit must answer for them.

The Romans could never be {aid to be rich before their Con-quest of Greece. Greece was much richer than Italy, and Asta thanGreece. The Revenues of the Athenian Commonwealth were vast-ly greater than those of Rome, considering the small Extent oftheft Dominions; for the Athenian Dominions were always verysmall, the Romans very early had acquired a much larger Territory,and yet were very poor. This will appear from the followingAccount of the Athenian Revenues.

f Demosthenes tells you, that the Revenue of Athens in earlytimes was i 30 Talents, 25187 /. 10;.

That it had received an Addition of 400, or 77500/. whichmakes in all 10*687/. 10 s.

s Xenophon calculates the Revenue at 1000 Talents, on 9 3 750/.

h According xoAristophanes, it was 2000 Talents, or 3 87500/.

Tbucydides brings in Pericles speaking of their Wealth, and reck-oning the yearly Tribute of their Confederates 600 Talents,116250/.

1 Demetrius Phalareus , when he was at the Head of their Affairs,had in his Power a Revenue of 1200 Talents, or 232500 /.

k Thucydides affirms that there were in the Castle at one timea » ,

6000 Talents, 1.162500/.

l Ifocrates faith that Pericles brought into the Castle 8000 Ta-lents, 1.550000/.

m Lycurgus, Son of Lycophron, brought into the Treasury morethan 6500 Talents. 1.259375 I. ^

" They were able to undertake very great Works, and laid outon the Castle 2012 Talents, 40023 5 /.

The Attick Dominions upon the Continent were scarce so bigas Torkjhire: What a Figure did this Repubiick make in the Worldwith so small a Dominion1

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