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As a unit of currency, a talent was worth about 6,000 denarii. [1] A denarius was the usual payment for a day's labour. [1] At one denarius per day, a single talent was therefore worth 20 years of labor (assuming a 6-day work week, because nobody would work on the weekly Sabbath).
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An Additional 140 Babylonian talents = 182 Attic talents was paid to the garrison of the Gülek Pass(Cilician Gates) Syria (Abar-Nahara) 350: 455: Egypt (Mudraya) 700: 910: The Persian garrison in the White Tower at Memphis: was provided with provisions, including 120,000 medimnoi, which were the annual grain rations for 20,000 men.
According to wage rates from 377 BC, a talent was the value of nine man-years of skilled work. [8] This corresponds to 2340 work days or 11.1 grams (0.36 ozt) of silver per worker per workday. The Attic talent, corresponding with the standard, would change throughout the time of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Period, subsequently ...
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According to Seltman, the original Homeric talent was probably the gold equivalent of the value of an ox or a cow. [22] Homer describes how Achilles set an ox as 2nd prize in a foot race, and a half-talent of gold as the third prize, suggesting that the ox was worth a talent. [23]
Crystal expert Patrick Gundersen recently found a priceless quartz hidden in the dirt of Australia's Northern Territory. The crystal hunter said he does not intend to sell the gem.
In each episode, seven talents (such as "Illusionist", "Opera Singer", and "Neon Trampolinist") are presented. Six performers appear, one at a time; one of the talents is a decoy. The first two performers are worth $10,000 each. The first performer introduces themself, and an image or short video is shown that contains clues to the performer's ...