Ways and Means 4.8

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
355
Reference
Ways and Means 4.8
Quotation
καὶ μὴν ὅταν γε εὖ πράττωσιν αἱ πόλεις, ἰσχυρῶς οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἀργυρίου δέονται. οἱ μὲν γὰρ ἄνδρες ἀμφὶ ὅπλα τε καλὰ καὶ ἵππους ἀγαθοὺς τε καὶ οἰκίας καὶ κατασκευὰς μεγαλοπρεπεῖς βούλονται δαπανᾶν, αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες εἰς ἐσθῆτα πολυτελῆ καὶ χρυσοῦν κόσμον τρέπονται. 
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Women
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Medium/a Ornamenting
Gold jewellery
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Women
Item Identifier
A02223
Determination
Derived directly from text