Liturgies and public services
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
public services · chorus-masters · presidents of gymnasia · public hosts · regularly recurring services · services · war contributions
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1 expressionPublic services and liturgies1 mention
Against Leptines (Greek)
How many, pray, are there that annually perform the regularly recurring services—chorus-masters, presidents of gymnasia, and public hosts?
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Against Leptines
Costly civic obligations such as choruses, gymnasia, public hosting, and related fiscal duties.
How many, pray, are there that annually perform the regularly recurring services—chorus-masters, presidents of gymnasia, and public hosts?
Now perhaps Leptines will try to divert your attention from these points and assert that at present the public services fall upon the poor, but that under his law they will be performed by the wealthiest class.
Let us then see what additional contributors he provides to perform those public services, and how many will be passed over if we turn a deaf ear to him.
On the Estate of Hagnias
The system of liturgies by which wealthy Athenians funded public services and war contributions, cited as evidence of the family's actual means and civic conduct.
Stratocles and I had a patrimony sufficient to supply our needs but not large enough to defray the cost of public services.
for my having allowed my son to be adopted made no difference, for indeed I performed public services no less than before, but was among those who paid war contributions and carried out all the duties imposed by the state.