Moreover, I am of opinion that if the names of con-
tributors were to be inscribed as benefactors for all time,
many foreigners would be induced to contribute, and possibly
not a few states, in their desire to obtain the right of inscrip-
tion ; indeed I anticipate that some kings,' tyrants,^ and satraps
will display a keen desire to share in such a favour.
To come to the point. Were such a capital once furnished,
it would be a magnificent plan to build lodging-houses for the

practical judgment" of the youthful orator as compared with "the benevolent
dreams and ample public largess in which Xenophon here indulges." — Grote,
op. cit. p. 601.
' £i^a : 12 : 4 = 1000 drachmae.
2 I.e. exactly 18 or nearly 20 per cent. The following table will make the
arithmetic clear : —

6 ob. = I drachma 10 minae = 6000 ob.
100 dr. = I mina = 1000 dr.
600 ob. =1 mina 1000 dr. : 180 dr. : : 100 : 18 .'. nearly \

3 ob. (a day) x 360 = 1080 ob. p. a. = nearly 20 per cent.
= 180 dr. p.a.
