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τροφήν. This general payment in kind is not mentioned in iii. 90-5; the only corn contribution there (91. 3) is that of Egypt. The omission of the corn-tax in Bk. III goes to show (what is antecedently probable) that H. is there quoting an official document, drawn up for one special purpose, not giving an account of the whole revenue system. The corn contribution here mentioned corresponds to the Roman (1) frumentum in cellam (for the governor and his suite); but this was paid for; (2) annona militaris (for the soldiers in the province); (3) annona civica, i. e. for Rome, from Egypt and Africa (Marquardt, Staats-V. ii. 189, 232-3). For contributions in kind in Persia cf. Theop. frs. 124-5 (F. H. G. i. 298) and Meyer, iii. 51.

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