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270 W. KENDRICK PRITCHETT
TABLE A:
PROPERTY LOCATED IN ATTICA SOLD BY POLETAI 78a
Sales Price Reference in
Type of Property in Drachmas Attic Stelai Location Trittys Owner
1. Oikia - VI, 13-15 Kollytos City Diodoros of
Eitea
2. Oikia .... 1 (at VI, 76 Kydathenaion City Polystratos of
least 450)
Ankyle
3. Oikia 1500 VI, 89 - Euphiletos of
Kydathenaion
4. Oikia 105 X, 15 Semachidai Coast Euphiletos of
Kydathenaion
5. Oikia in agros Part of 6100 VII, 77
6. Oikia & >2 gepedon IV, 6-9 Mounychia City Polystratos of
Ankyle
7. Oikia & gepedon - VII, 23-4 Athmonon Inland
8. Oikia & gepedon - VII, 24-6 - - -
9. Oikia, oak grove, 1800 X, 1-2 - Adeimantos of
pine grove, &
Skambonidai
pithoi
10. Oikia, chorion & 205 X, 17 Myrrhinoutta Coast? Euphiletos of
kepos
Kydathenaion
11. Synoikia - IV, 11 - - Axiochos of
Skambonidai
12. Chorion - VI, 80 Ankyle City Polystratos of
Ankyle
13. Chorion (?) - VII, 71 Emporioi Coast
14. Chorion 105 X, 16 Gargettos Inland Euphiletos of
Kydathenaion
15. Chorion 10 X, 18 Aphidna Inland Euphiletos of
Kydathenaion
16. a. Ge psile
b. Oikia in agros 1900 VII, 72-74
c. Agros
17. a. Oikia & Bate City Pherekles of
chorion
Themakos
b. Chorion Lanc.
Chorion 1200 VI, 94-108 Pythion
d. Oikopedon Pythion
e. Chorion Herakleion
f. Y2 orgas Pythion --
g. Y2 orgas Kykale
B lists property owned abroad. For purposes of comparison, we give in Table C the
prices of similar types of real estate, mentioned in the Attic Orators,"9 dating for the
most part from the first half of the fourth century B.C. Only types of property which
78a Unless specified otherwise, property is assumed to be in Attica.
79 For later authors who refer to Athenian prices, cf., for example, Terence, Phormi,o 662, and
Plautus, Mostellaria, 634 and 823.