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Headword: Ἡ Συρακουσῶν δεκάτη
Adler number: eta,609
Translated headword: the Syracusans' tithe
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
[A proverbial phrase] applied to the extremely rich.
Greek Original:
Ἡ Συρακουσῶν δεκάτη: ἐπὶ τῶν σφόδρα πλουσίων.
Note:
See Strabo 6.2.4 : "it came to pass that the Crotoniates took up residence in so healthy a city, as we said before [6.1.12], and that Syracuse fell into such wealth that the name of the Syracusans was spread abroad in a proverb applied to those who are extremely rich: 'the tithe of the Syracusans would not be sufficient for them'".
Keywords: daily life; economics; geography; history; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 2 August 2005@06:49:35.
Vetted by:
Antonella Ippolito (set status; added note) on 25 August 2005@22:44:50.
David Whitehead (tweaked note) on 26 August 2005@04:21:15.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 4 December 2005@09:13:14.
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