Besides  the  above  channels  of  revenue,  appear  otliers  of  a  less
regular  character.  These  come  through  the  hands,  not  of  the
SiOLKijTal,  but  of  the  ra/xiat,  who  are  civic  officers  annually
elected  to  regulate  the  expenses  of  the  state.  These  receipts
may  be  divided  into  three  classes  :  (i)  repayments  by  the  town  to
the  temple  of  sums  previously  advanced ;  (2)  money  paid  by  the
state  for  religious  purposes,  such  as  the  training  of  a  chorus,
TO  yop-qyopLKov,  and  the  cost  of  exhibitions  given  by  a  society
of  Dionysiac  artists ;  (3)  the  half  share  in  certain  civic  taxes,
the  other  half  of  which  went  to  the  state.  And  in  addition  to
all  these,  the  revenue  was  swelled  by  confiscation  of  the  goods
of  those  who  committed  impious  actions,  and  perlinps  by  occa-
sional contributions  from  abroad.  M.  Homolle  reckons  tlie
total  revenue  of  the  temple  from  all  sources  at  about  27,000
drachms,  representing  some  ^^900  of  our  money;  but  if  we
make  allowance  for  the  greater  value  of  money  in  antiquity,  we
shall  find  that  the  temple  was  as  w^ealthy  in  comparison  with
its  surroundings  as  with  us  would  be  an  institution  far  from
any  large  city  with  a  revenue  of  ;,^i 5,000  or  ;j^2o,ooo  a  year.
