History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . es from banishment, andauthorized the prosecution of informers. This was jus-tice and men applauded ;he revoked, however, thegifts of the late prince,amounting to not lessthan £21,740,000,- andhe commissioned thirtyknights to prosecute forits recovery in Eomeand throughout the Empire. The Hellanodica3 of Olympia werecondemned to restore 250,000 drachmas, the Pythia of Delphi,100,000 ; the popularity of Xero among the Greeks became all thegreater for this. A tenth only of what had been received wasleft
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . es from banishment, andauthorized the prosecution of informers. This was jus-tice and men applauded ;he revoked, however, thegifts of the late prince,amounting to not lessthan £21,740,000,- andhe commissioned thirtyknights to prosecute forits recovery in Eomeand throughout the Empire. The Hellanodica3 of Olympia werecondemned to restore 250,000 drachmas, the Pythia of Delphi,100,000 ; the popularity of Xero among the Greeks became all thegreater for this. A tenth only of what had been received wasleft ; if actors or wrestlers had sold their presents, they wererecovered from the purchasers : these executions brought in littlemoney and much hate. He granted for a time the remission ofthe tax of the fortieth on imported articles ; but this passingreduction was no equivalent to the court and the populace forthe magnificent prodigality of Xero. Galbas economy, thoughnecessary, seemed sordid, and caused him to be satirized at thetheatre. The principal citizens, from whose number the judges. Coin of Galba, commemorative of the Remission of theTax of the Fortieth (Bronze). Nevertheless, later on, he gave to the naval force the title First There existsa commission granted by him on the 22nd of December, 68 , to the veterans of this , Œuvres, iv. 204 sq. See also the learned book of M. Ferrero, VOrdinameyito dellaannate roma7ie, 1878. ^ Tac, Hist., 20. Two thousand two hundred million of sesterces. Suetonius relates {Galba, 12) that Tarragona having presented him with a golden crown,weighing 15 pounds, he immediately had it melted and demanded 3 ounces more, thebullion having fallen short to this amount. A renowned musician came to play for him duringsupper. Galba gave him 5 denarii, calling his attention to the fact that he gave from hisown purse, not from that of the public. Plutarch says, however, that the pieces were gold(125 francs). 564 THE CïSA
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