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Definition of Minae
1. mina [n] - See also: mina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minae
Literary usage of Minae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Drydens's by Plutarch (1885)
"... telling us that the latter had not only a house of his own, but also seventy
minae put out at interest with Crito. Aristides being the friend and ..."
2. Herodotus by Herodotus (1812)
"In the third year, the Athenians retained him, at a salary of one hundred minae'5S;
and in the 155 One hundred mutt. ..."
3. History of Greece by George Grote (1852)
"The fourth class comprised all, from the minimum of 25 minae, but below the
maximum of 2 talents. Each was entered in the schedule for the amount of 8 per ..."
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