Δαρεικούς
Darics
Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝25 Feb 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
It was a gold currency, which Darius first devised.1
When Xerxes sent an envoy to him and offered him three thousand Darics, [Aristides] said that he had no use for Persian wealth, living the life he did. He happened to be serving low-grade bread.2
The army of this Darius was counted, and apart from the navy 700,000 were found together with the cavalry. Against the Scythians 600 ships were assembled.3
When Xerxes sent an envoy to him and offered him three thousand Darics, [Aristides] said that he had no use for Persian wealth, living the life he did. He happened to be serving low-grade bread.2
The army of this Darius was counted, and apart from the navy 700,000 were found together with the cavalry. Against the Scythians 600 ships were assembled.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δαρεικούς· νόμισμά τι ἦν χρυσοῦν, ὅπερ Δαρεῖος πρῶτος ἐπενόησεν. ὅτι Ξέρξης ὡς αὐτὸν πρεσβευσαμένου Ἀριστείδου καὶ τρισχιλίους δαρεικοὺς αὐτῷ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἐπιστρέφεσθαι ἔφη τοῦ Περσικοῦ πλούτου τοιαύτῃ χρώμενος διαίτῃ. ἔτυχε δὲ οὐκ ἐπιμελῆ τὸν ἄρτον προσφερόμενος. τούτου τοῦ Δαρείου ἠριθμήθη ὁ στρατός, καὶ εὑρέθησαν μυριάδες χωρὶς τοῦ ναυτικοῦ σὺν ἱππεῦσιν οʹ. νέες δὲ ἑξακόσιαι συνελέγησαν ἐπὶ Σκύθας.
Betacode
*dareikou/s: no/misma/ ti h)=n xrusou=n, o(/per *darei=os prw=tos e)peno/hsen. o(/ti *ce/rchs w(s au)to\n presbeusame/nou *)aristei/dou kai\ trisxili/ous dareikou\s au)tw=| dido/ntos, ou)de\n e)pistre/fesqai e)/fh tou= *persikou= plou/tou toiau/th| xrw/menos diai/th|. e)/tuxe de\ ou)k e)pimelh= to\n a)/rton prosfero/menos. tou/tou tou= *darei/ou h)riqmh/qh o( strato/s, kai\ eu(re/qhsan muria/des xwri\s tou= nautikou= su\n i(ppeu=sin o#. ne/es de\ e(cako/siai sunele/ghsan e)pi\ *sku/qas.
Notes (3)
External resources
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- cosmetics; fixed wrong note number noticed by Andrew Smith — Catharine Roth
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- supplied headword; modified translation; added note and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝