http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-52/ A historical perspective of current events Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-52/#comment-543 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:43:01 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1111#comment-543 Learnt something new… thanks for sharing

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-52/#comment-542 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:51:48 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1111#comment-542 Correct!

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-52/#comment-541 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:51:21 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1111#comment-541 You are absolutely right! You were also especially fast today!

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-52/#comment-540 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:49:57 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1111#comment-540 Gylippos, formerly Spartan commander in Sicily, whom Lysander had sent home with money from the Athenians and other spoils (Plutarch, Lysander 16). Gylippos took a bit from each bag, opening and then sewing up the bottom so as to leave the seals intact, and not realizing there was a note in each bag giving the correct total. When the ephors had the bags counted, the missing moneys were discovered, and Gylippos was given away in the manner describes – the “owls” were, of course, those of Athenian coinage.

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-52/#comment-539 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:43:41 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1111#comment-539 Gylippos. The owls were Athenian coins.

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