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NOTES. 151of comparison does not follow fKcurffor here, because roXtU'rwris already in the genitive absolute, so. vrapxovT(,}y from above.13, 5. Td ix r&v AXXcdv UpHav— i.e. in temples other than theParthenon. The temple treasures were of great value.\pi\\Mra—no doubt Pericles explained the details, which hemust have known thoroughly after his long tenure of theGeneralship, in which he had distinguished himself in Finance.In this respect he was imitated by many popular leaders whofollowed him, and, as the war went on. Finance became themost pressing difficulty. ols xp^vXaKTov ^)v—about 6 stadia : so that the city walls, asrebuilt after Salamis, were about 50 stadia in circumference.TOV t; (uiKpov — TOV t^wdev. Ta (icucpd tc^x^—namely rbt^uOev, the earlier wall, and rb 6td fUcov TfTxos, called t4 o-kAi;.