Meanings (ES + gloss)
dracma
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
'Who is he, and where does he come from?' said I, 'and what does he charge?' 'Evenus of Paros, Socrates,' said he, 'and his fee is 500 drachmae.' I felt that Evenus was to be congr…
2008, Philip Matyszak, Ancient Athens on Five Drachmas a Day (title of the book)
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