§2.2.6Σωσίπολις Ἀντισσαῖος, δεηθείσης τῆς πόλεως χρημάτων, εἰθισμένων αὐτῶν λαμπρῶς ἄγειν Διονύσια, ἐν οἷς ἄλλα τε πολλὰ ἀνήλισκον ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ παρασκευάζοντες καὶ ἱερεῖα πολυτελῆ, ὑπογύου δὲ οὔσης ταύτης τῆς ἑορτῆς, ἔπεισεν αὐτοὺς τῷ μὲν Διονύσῳ εὔξασθαι ἐς νέωτα ἀποδώσειν διπλάσια, ταῦτα δὲ συναγαγόντας ἀποδόσθαι.
Sosipolis of Antissa, when the city was in need of money and as they were accustomed to celebrate the Dionysia sumptuously—for which they spent many other things, preparing them a year in advance, along with expensive victims—and since this festival was close at hand, persuaded them to vow to Dionysus that they would pay double next year, but to collect and sell these current preparations.
συνελέγη οὖν αὐτοῖς χρήματα οὐκ ὀλίγα πρὸς τὴν χρείαν.
Thus not a little money was collected for their need.
§2.2.7Λαμψακηνοὶ δὲ προσδοκίμων οὐσῶν τριηρῶν πολλῶν πρὸς αὐτούς, ὄντος μεδίμνου τῶν ἀλφίτων τετραδράχμου, προσέταξαν τοῖς ἀγοραίοις πωλεῖν ἑξάδραχμον, καὶ τοῦ ἐλαίου τὸν χοᾶ ὄντα δραχμῶν τριῶν, τεττάρων καὶ τριωβόλου, τοῦ τε οἴνου καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὡσαύτως.
The Lampsacenes, expecting many triremes to arrive at their city, when a medimnus of barley-meal was priced at four drachmas, ordered the market sellers to sell it for six drachmas, and a chous of oil, which was three drachmas, for four drachmas and three obols, and likewise with wine and other goods.
τὴν μὲν οὖν ἀρχαίαν τιμὴν ἐλάμβανεν ὁ ἰδιώτης, τὸ δὲ πλέον ἡ πόλις, καὶ εὐπόρησε χρημάτων.
Thus the private individual received the original price, while the surplus went to the city, and it became well supplied with money.
§2.2.8Ἡρακλεῶται πέμποντες ναῦς τετταράκοντα ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐν Βοσπόρῳ τυράννους, οὐκ εὐπορούμενοι χρημάτων παρὰ τῶν ἐμπόρων συνηγόρασαν τόν τε σῖτον πάντα καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον καὶ τὸν οἶνον καὶ τὴν ἄλλην ἀγοράν χρόνου διισταμένου ἐν ᾧ ἔμελλον ἀποδώσειν τὴν τιμήν.
The Heracleots, when sending forty ships against the tyrants in the Bosporus, being short of money, bought up all the grain, oil, wine, and other market provisions from the merchants, on a deferred payment basis.
τοῖς δὲ δὴ ἐμπόροις καλῶς εἶχε μὴ κοτυλίζειν, ἀλλʼ ἁθρόα τὰ φορτία πεπρᾶσθαι, ἐκεῖνοί τε διδόντες διʼ ἄλλην οὐ μισθὸν παρῆγον τὴν ἀγορὰν ἐν ὁλκάσι, καὶ ἄνδρα ταμίαν ἐπέστησαν ἐφʼ ἑκάστῃ τῶν νεῶν.
It was advantageous to the merchants not to retail their goods, but to have their cargoes sold in bulk. The Heracleots, giving the soldiers provisions instead of pay, brought along the market goods in merchant vessels, and appointed a treasurer over each of the ships.
ἀφικομένων δʼ εἰς τὴν πολεμίαν αὐτῶν ἠγόραζον οἱ στρατιῶται παρὰ τούτων ἅπαντα.
When they arrived in the enemy's territory, the soldiers bought everything from them.
πρότερον οὖν συνελέγη ἀργύριον ἤ ἐδίδοσαν οἱ στρατηγοὶ πάλιν τὸν μισθόν, ὥστε συνέβαινε ταὐτὸ ἀργύριον δίδοσθαι ἕως εἰς οἶκον ἀπῆλθον.
Thus, the money was collected before the generals had to pay out the salary again, so that it came about that the very same money was paid repeatedly until they returned home.
§2.2.9Λακεδαιμόνιοι Σαμίων δεηθέντων χρήματα αὐτοῖς εἰς τὴν κάθοδον δοῦναι, ἐψηφίσαντο μίαν ἡμέραν καὶ αὐτοὺς καὶ τοὺς οἰκέτας καὶ τὰ ὑποζύγια νηστεῦσαι, ὅσον δὲ ἐδαπάνα ἕκαστος, τοσοῦτον δοῦναι τοῖς Σαμίοις.
The Lacedaemonians, when the Samians requested them to grant money for their return, voted that they themselves, their slaves, and their beasts of burden should fast for one day, and that each person should give to the Samians the amount he would have spent.
§2.2.10Χαλκηδόνιοι δέ, ξένων ἐν τῇ πόλει συχνῶν παρʼ αὐτοῖς γινομένων, ὀφείλοντες αὐτοῖς μισθὸν οὐκ ἠδύναντο διαλῦσαι.
The Chalcedonians, when many mercenaries had gathered in their city, owed them pay which they were unable to discharge.
ἀνήγγειλαν οὖν, εἴ τις τῶν πολιτῶν ἢ μετοίκων σῦλον ἔχει κατὰ πόλεως ἢ ἰδιώτου καὶ βούλεται λαβεῖν, ἀπογράψασθαι.
They therefore made a proclamation that if any of the citizens or resident aliens had a claim of reprisal against any state or private individual and wished to recover it, they should register it.
ἀπογραψαμένων δὲ συχνῶν, τὰ πλοῖα τὰ πλέοντα εἰς τὸν Πόντον ἐσύλων μετὰ προφάσεως εὐλόγου. ἔταξαν δὲ χρόνον ἐν ᾧ λόγον ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἔφασαν ποιήσασθαι.
When many had registered, they seized the ships sailing to the Pontus under a plausible pretext, and fixed a period within which they said they would settle the accounts for them.
συλλεγέντων δὲ χρημάτων συχνῶν, τοὺς μὲν στρατιώτας ἀπήλλαξαν, ὑπὲρ δὲ τῶν σύλων διεδικάσαντο.
When a large sum of money had been collected, they paid off and discharged the soldiers, and submitted the claims concerning the seizures to arbitration.
τοῖς δὲ μὴ δικαίως συληθεῖσιν ἡ πόλις ἀπὸ τῶν προσόδων ἀπεδίδου.
To those who had been unjustly despoiled, the city made restitution from its own revenues.
§2.2.11Κυζικηνοὶ δὲ στασιάσαντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους, ἐπικρατήσαντος τοῦ δήμου, τῶν δὲ πλουσίων συνειλημμένων, ὀφείλοντες χρήματα στρατιώταις ἐψηφίσαντο μὴ θανατῶσαι τοὺς συνειλημμένους, ἀλλὰ χρήματα πραξαμένους φυγαδεῦσαι.
The Cyzicenes, having fallen into civil strife, when the popular party got the upper hand and the wealthy were arrested, being in debt to their soldiers, voted not to put the prisoners to death, but to exact money from them and banish them.
§2.2.12Χῖοι δέ, νόμου ὄντος αὐτοῖς ἀπογράφεσθαι τὰ χρέα εἰς τὸ δημόσιον, δεηθέντες χρημάτων ἐψηφίσαντο τοὺς ὀφείλοντας μὲν ἀποδοῦναι τῇ πόλει τὰ δάνεια, τὴν δὲ πόλιν ἐκ τῶν προσόδων τοὺς τόκους τοῖς δεδανεικόσι καταφέρειν, ἕως ἂν καὶ τὸ ἀρχαῖον εὐπορήσωσιν.
The Chians, who had a law requiring all debts to be registered in the public archives, when they were in need of money, voted that those who owed money should pay their loans to the city, and that the city, from its own revenues, should pay the interest to the lenders until it was also in a position to repay the principal.
§2.2.13Μαύσωλος ὁ Καρίας τύραννος, πέμποντος βασιλέως πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῷ τοὺς φόρους δοῦναι, συναγαγὼν τοὺς εὐπορωτάτους ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ ἔλεγεν ὅτι ὁ βασιλεὺς αἰτεῖ τοὺς φόρους, αὐτὸς δὲ οὐκ εὐπορεῖται.
Mausolus, the tyrant of Caria, when the King sent to him to demand the tribute, gathered the wealthiest men in his territory and told them that the King was demanding the tribute, but he himself was short of funds.
κατασκευαστοὶ δʼ ἄνδρες αὐτῷ εὐθέως ἐπηγγέλλοντο ὅσον εἰσοίσει ἕκαστος.
Thereupon, men who had been secretly prepared by him immediately promised how much each would contribute.
τούτων δὲ τοῦτο πραξάντων, οἱ εὐπορώτεροι τὰ μὲν αἰσχυνόμενοι τὰ δὲ φοβούμενοι πολλῷ τούτων πλείω ἐπηγγέλλοντο καὶ εἰσέφερον.
When these had done so, the wealthier citizens, partly from shame and partly from fear, promised and contributed far larger sums than they did.
πάλιν δεηθεὶς χρημάτων ἐξεκκλησιάσας τοῖς Μυλασσεῦσιν ἔλεγεν ὅτι μητρόπολις οὖσα ἡ πόλις αὐτοῦ αὕτη ἀτείχιστός ἐστιν, ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς ἐπʼ αὐτὸν στρατεύει.
When he again needed money, he called an assembly of the Mylasians and told them that their city, which was his metropolis, was unfortified, and that the King was marching against him.
ἐκέλευσεν οὖν τοὺς Μυλασσεῖς φέρειν ἕκαστον ὅτι πλεῖστα χρήματα, φάσκων αὐτοὺς τοῖς νῦν εἰσενεχθεῖσι καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ σῴζειν.
He therefore ordered the Mylasians to bring as much money as possible, claiming that by what they contributed now they would also save the rest of their property.
εἰσενεχθέντων δὲ πολλῶν τὰ μὲν χρήματα εἶχε, τὸ δὲ τεῖχος οὐκ ἔφη τὸν θεὸν ἐᾶν ἐν τῷ παρόντι οἰκοδομεῖν.
When a large amount of money was brought in, he kept the funds, but declared that the god would not allow them to build the wall at present.