He made them many promises and gave them on the spot five hundred denarii apiece.
One of those who at this time became consuls was Lucius Cornelius Balbus, of Gades, who so much surpassed the men of his generation in wealth and munificence that at his death he left a bequest of twenty-five denarii to each of the Romans.
To his soldiers also he made certain presents: to the people he distributed a hundred denarii each, first to those ranking as adults, and afterward to the children as a mark of his affection for his nephew Marcellus.
They were also influenced by the fact that he gave to all of them five hundred denarii and to those who had been victors in the sea-fight a crown of olive besides.
Out of this all the soldiers got what was still owing to them, and those who were with Caesar at that time secured in addition two hundred and fifty denarii apiece for not plundering the city.
If ideally constructed the system, as far as silver is concerned, would be this-- 12 denarii = 1 solidus.
Also, to the multitude which received the present of grain he assigned the seventy-five denarii which he had promised in advance, and twenty-five more, but to the soldiers five hundred in one sum.
Rabbi Chanena said, "If four hundred years after the destruction of the Temple one offers thee a field worth a thousand denarii for one denarius, don't buy it.
Thereupon Elijah gave him a vessel full of gold denarii and departed.
It stipulated for a million gold denarii from thy father, besides the allowance from thy husband," etc.
Upon this gift five hundred myriads of denarii were expended.
Pertinax told a lie when he said that he had bestowed upon the soldiers an equal amount with Lucius and Marcus; for the one had given them about five thousand and the other about three thousand denarii apiece.
Meanwhile Domitian was slain, his life was saved, and he received a hundred thousand denarii from Nerva.
After that he distributed to them two hundred denarii apiece, more than they had ever received before.
By their increases they speedily reached the sum of five thousand denarii per man.
He was also fond of bestowing gifts and frequently presented the populace with one hundred and forty denarii apiece.
Presumably on account of the victory he increased the soldiers' wages, so that whereas each had been receiving seventy-five denarii he commanded that a hundred be given them.
At this time the treasury was suffering from such lack of funds that only twenty-five myriad denarii could be found.
To commemorate the event it was ordered that the conquered, while still preserving their own ancestral customs should annually pay a tribute of two denarii to Capitoline Jupiter.
The Cornicines of the 3rd Legion at Lambesi paid an entrance fee of 750 denarii (Scamnari nomine).
And I have an inkling that Mammaea is going to give us a feast, where we shall get two denarii apiece.
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little.
But when it shall come to denarii dicti quod denos, [70] when tenn groats shall make a muster togeather and sitte heavy on my head, actum est ilicet, the porter periit.
For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii,{300 denarii was about a years wages for an agricultural laborer.
But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii,{100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent.
Then bread and cheese to the weight of nine denarii shall be given to each man.
Each farm also pays 12 denarii and a measure of oats, half to the count (the prevot does not take this) and half to the said canons.
The children of Baudonnet are men of the countess and hold land of her at a rent of 12 denarii and a measure of oats, and the taille.
But when the sun has set on him three times, for each time 120 denarii (which make 3 solidi) are to be added to the original amount of the debt.
The Rabbi quickly cast the leaves away; nevertheless he received twelve thousand denarii for his upper garment, because it retained the wondrous fragrance of the leaves of Paradise.
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each one of them to have a little.
And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundreddenarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.
But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, said, 5 "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?
The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.
Barley is sold by the kastrensis modius at Ⅹ̶ centum (centum denarii = 43 cents) and so on.
The price of genuine Spikenard was then one hundred denarii per pound, and all the other sorts, which were merely herbs, were infinitely cheaper, some being only worth three denarii per pound.
Amongst the coins which have been found in the station, are a great many forged denarii of Trajan and Hadrian.
To the populace supported by public dole he gave seventy-five denarii in every case and in some cases more, so that for a few it amounted to three hundred twelve and a half.
He allowed the offices to be thrown open to all such as had property worth ten myriad denarii and were competent to hold office in accordance with the law.
The latter not only rendered these public property, but distributed to the people also a hundred denarii apiece, with the explanation that Agrippa had ordered it.
It was therefore voted that five thousand denarii be given to members of the pretorian guard when they had ended sixteen, and three thousand to the other soldiers when they had completed twenty years' service.
In company with the senate he inspected the Pretorians while they were busy with exercises and distributed to them the two hundred and fifty denarii apiece that had been bequeathed, and he added as a gift as many more.
At first the necessary value of their property had been limited to ten myriad denarii because many of them had been deprived by the wars of their ancestral estates.
I merely wanted to know whether you really wished to kiss the old obnoxious Judas--the thief who stole the three denarii and gave them to a harlot.
If I had not stolen the three denarii would John have known the meaning of delight?
The types of the Roman denarii of the last century of the Republic generally contain allusions to past (but never or very rarely to contemporary) events connected with the family of the moneyer.
Hence such pieces may be called Family coins, but to give this name to the whole series of Republican denarii is incorrect.
It is usual, though not strictly scientific, to arrange a cabinet of Roman Republican denarii under the family names of the moneyers, in alphabetical order.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "denarii" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
