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Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War 1.96, 2.13, 7.27 (trans. R. Crawley; Perseus edition, TEI XML)

Thucydides (trans. Richard Crawley; Perseus Digital Library)

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  1. The tribute from the allies was initially 460 talents, and the common treasury was located at Delos (1.96).
  2. At the start of the war, there were 6,000 talents of silver coin on the Acropolis, and the 40 talents of gold on the statue of Athena were removable (2.13).
  3. After the occupation of Decelea, more than 20,000 slaves deserted, many of whom were artisans (7.27).

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