Ὀπισθόδομος
Opisthodomos, Backhouse
Translated by David Whitehead12 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A particular part of the acropolis of Athens, where the treasury was, behind the temple of Athena.1
Money used to be put away in it. Demosthenes in the [speech] On Organization [writes]: "recently, of course, certain people broke into the Opisthodomos".2
Money used to be put away in it. Demosthenes in the [speech] On Organization [writes]: "recently, of course, certain people broke into the Opisthodomos".2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀπισθόδομος· μέρος τι τῆς ἀκροπόλεως τῶν Ἀθηναίων, ἔνθα ἦν τὸ ταμιεῖον, ὄπισθεν τοῦ τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ναοῦ. ἐν ᾧ ἀπετίθεντο τὰ χρήματα. Δημοσθένης ἐν τῷ Περὶ συντάξεως· ἀνέῳξαν δήπου πρῴην τινὲς τὸν ὀπισθόδομον.
Betacode
*)opisqo/domos: me/ros ti th=s a)kropo/lews tw=n *)aqhnai/wn, e)/nqa h)=n to\ tamiei=on, o)/pisqen tou= th=s *)aqhna=s naou=. e)n w(=| a)peti/qento ta\ xrh/mata. *dhmosqe/nhs e)n tw=| *peri\ sunta/cews: a)ne/w|can dh/pou prw/|hn tine\s to\n o)pisqo/domon.
Notes (2)
- 1From a scholion on Aristophanes, Wealth (Plutus) 1193, where the headword occurs (web address 1). ↩
- 2From Harpokration s.v., quoting Demosthenes 13.14 (web address 2). ↩
References
J.M. Hurwit, The Athenian Acropolis (Cambridge 1999) 38 and index s.v.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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