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    In ancient Greece, the drachma (Greek: δραχμή, romanized: drachmḗ, [drakʰmέː]; pl. drachmae or drachmas) was an ancient currency unit issued by many city-states...
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  • Look up drachma or δραχμή in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drachma may refer to: Ancient drachma, an ancient Greek currency Modern drachma, a modern...
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  • The drachma (Greek: δραχμή, [ðraxˈmi]) was the official currency of modern Greece from 1832 until the launch of the euro in 2001. The drachma was reintroduced...
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    in terms of property for acceptable members of the oligarchy was 2,000 drachma. Athenian democracy was restored briefly after Antipater's death in 319 BC...
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    drachma, the daily salary of a public servant at the end of the 5th century BC. By the middle of the 4th century BC, this salary was up to a drachma and...
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    most important standards of the ancient Greek monetary system were the Attic standard, based on the Athenian drachma of 4.3 grams (2.8 pennyweights) of...
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  • was expensive except for pork. In Aristophanes' day a piglet cost three drachmas, which was three days' wages for a public servant. Sausages were common...
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    Cretan Bull (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull (Ancient Greek: Κρὴς ταῦρος, romanized: Krḕs taûros) was the bull Pasiphaë fell in love with, giving birth to the...
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    it, the whole theatre fell to weeping; they fined Phrynichus a thousand drachmas for bringing to mind a calamity that affected them so personally and forbade...
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  • Greek money or Greek coinage may refer to: Ancient Greek coinage Byzantine coinage Modern drachma Greek euro coins Currency of Greece This disambiguation...
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