Talents

how much does 1 talent weigh approximately? And wasnt gold measured in talents universally, not in mnai, or denarii or w/e (or zeni hahaha)

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Originally Posted by Celtic_Punk

how much does 1 talent weigh approximately? And wasnt gold measured in talents universally, not in mnai, or denarii or w/e (or zeni hahaha)

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1 talent weighs 30 kgs. Or 65 pounds.

thanks!

I remember reading in my history books (i got a shelf full of them) that tributes were measured in talents or sesterces. (like when Nero told Florus to steal 400,000 sesterces from the jewish temple in Jerusalem to make up the shortfall with Nero's ridiculous spending extravaganza's)