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165:. With regard to their duties, Böckh supposes that they remained treasurers of the monies collected from the allies, and that payments for certain objects were assigned to them. In the first place they would of course pay the expenses of wars in the common cause, as the contributions were originally designed for that purpose; but as the Athenians in course of time considered the money as their own property, the Hellenotamiai had to pay the 369: 84:, which was the place of meeting for the discussion of all common interests; and there can be no doubt that the Hellenotamiai not only received, but were also the guardians of these monies, which were called by 447: 132:
buildings). Some time around the oligarchic coup of 411 BC, a board of twenty Hellenotamiae were given authority over the state treasury of Athens, as well as that of the
452: 442: 383: 213: 151:, however, concluded from inscriptions that they were probably ten in number, chosen by lot (like the treasurers of the gods) out of the 191: 427: 76:, had obtained the command of the allied states. The money paid by the different states, which was originally fixed at 460 378: 204: 242: 392: 218: 143:
in 404 BC. The Hellenotamiae were not reappointed after the restoration of the democracy; for which reason the
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give us little information regarding their responsibilities and duties. The German classical scholar
237: 140: 77: 73: 153: 324: 157:, and that they did not enter upon their office at the beginning of the year, but after the 65: 437: 422: 405: 53:, possibly by election) to receive the contributions of the allied states, and were the 30: 416: 373: 208: 133: 58: 117: 158: 144: 20: 275: 42: 171:
and military expenses not connected with wars on behalf of the common cause.
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The office was abolished on the conquest of Athens by the
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In an Old Attic Greek inscription the word is found as
240:(1996), "hellenotamiai", in Hornblower, Simon (ed.), 448:1st-millennium BC disestablishments in Greece 128:on campaign, but also for construction (e.g. 8: 64:They were first appointed in 477 BC, when 384:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities 214:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities 453:5th-century BC establishments in Greece 179: 68:, in consequence of the conduct of the 401: 390: 286: 284: 112:in 454/453 BC, on the proposal of the 232: 230: 228: 7: 194:(archaic spelling, inflected form). 100:The office was retained after the 33:term indicating a group of public 14: 443:5th-century BC disestablishments 367: 1: 116:. From 453 BC they paid the 341:The Public Economy of Athens 243:Oxford Classical Dictionary 211:, in Smith, William (ed.), 469: 93: 25: 219:Little, Brown and Company 55:chief financial officers 428:Ancient Athenian titles 248:Oxford University Press 387:. London: John Murray. 337:Philipp August Boeckh 238:Gomme, Arnold Wycombe 149:Philipp August Boeckh 104:was transferred from 120:to the treasury of 80:, was deposited in 221:, pp. 590–591 400:Missing or empty 393:cite encyclopedia 154:Pentacosiomedimni 45:appointed by the 460: 409: 403: 398: 396: 388: 371: 370: 356: 350: 344: 334: 328: 325:Diodorus Siculus 322: 316: 306: 300: 288: 279: 273: 267: 257: 251: 250: 234: 223: 222: 201: 195: 184: 126:Athenian general 96: 95: 28: 27: 468: 467: 463: 462: 461: 459: 458: 457: 413: 412: 399: 389: 377: 368: 364: 359: 351: 347: 343:p. 176, 2nd ed. 335: 331: 323: 319: 307: 303: 289: 282: 274: 270: 258: 254: 236: 235: 226: 209:"Hellenotamiae" 203: 202: 198: 190:ελλενοταμίασι: 185: 181: 177: 49:(one from each 12: 11: 5: 466: 464: 456: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 415: 414: 411: 410: 381:, ed. (1870). 379:Smith, William 363: 360: 358: 357: 353:Corp. Inscrip. 345: 329: 317: 301: 280: 268: 252: 224: 205:Smith, William 196: 178: 176: 173: 161:and the first 141:Peloponnesians 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 465: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 433:Delian League 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 420: 418: 407: 394: 386: 385: 380: 375: 374:public domain 366: 365: 361: 354: 349: 346: 342: 338: 333: 330: 326: 321: 318: 314: 310: 305: 302: 298: 297: 292: 287: 285: 281: 277: 272: 269: 265: 261: 256: 253: 249: 245: 244: 239: 233: 231: 229: 225: 220: 216: 215: 210: 206: 200: 197: 193: 189: 183: 180: 174: 172: 170: 169: 164: 160: 156: 155: 150: 146: 142: 137: 135: 134:Delian League 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 98: 90: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 62: 60: 59:Delian League 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 39:Hellenotamiae 36: 32: 31:ancient Greek 22: 18: 17:Hellenotamiai 402:|title= 382: 352: 348: 340: 332: 320: 312: 304: 294: 271: 263: 255: 241: 212: 199: 182: 166: 162: 152: 138: 118:First Fruits 99: 89:Hellenotamia 88: 63: 38: 26:ἑλληνοταμίαι 16: 15: 159:Panathenaea 145:grammarians 94:Ἑλληνοταμία 43:magistrates 21:Attic Greek 417:Categories 276:Thucydides 264:de Vectig. 246:, Oxford: 217:, Boston: 175:References 35:treasurers 327:, xii. 38 309:Andocides 296:Aristides 192:SEG 39:21 163:Prytaneia 130:Acropolis 74:Pausanias 47:Athenians 41:were ten 29:) was an 291:Plutarch 260:Xenophon 207:(1870), 168:Theorica 102:treasury 86:Xenophon 72:general 376::  362:Sources 355:No. 147 313:de Pace 114:Samians 78:talents 70:Spartan 57:of the 37:. The 438:404 BC 423:477 BC 315:p. 107 278:, i.95 122:Athena 110:Athens 66:Athens 299:24-25 106:Delos 82:Delos 51:tribe 406:help 266:v. 5 108:to 97:). 419:: 397:: 395:}} 391:{{ 339:, 311:, 293:, 283:^ 262:, 227:^ 136:. 61:. 23:: 408:) 404:( 188:ℎ 91:( 19:(

Index

Attic Greek
ancient Greek
treasurers
magistrates
Athenians
tribe
chief financial officers
Delian League
Athens
Spartan
Pausanias
talents
Delos
Xenophon
treasury
Delos
Athens
Samians
First Fruits
Athena
Athenian general
Acropolis
Delian League
Peloponnesians
grammarians
Philipp August Boeckh
Pentacosiomedimni
Panathenaea
Theorica

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