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When all the booty had been brought together, a tenth of the whole was
set apart for the Delphian god; and hence was made the golden tripod
which stands on the bronze serpent with the three heads, quite close to
the altar. Portions were also set apart for the gods of Olympia, and
of the Isthmus; from which were made, in the one case, a bronze
Jupiter ten cubits high; and in the other, a bronze Neptune of seven
cubits. After this, the rest of the spoil was divided among the
soldiers, each of whom received less or more according to his deserts;
and in this way was a distribution made of the Persian concubines, of
the gold, the silver, the beasts of burthen, and all the other
valuables. What special gifts were presented to those who had most
distinguished themselves in the battle, I do not find mentioned by any
one; but I should suppose that they must have had some gifts beyond
the others. As for Pausanias, the portion which was set apart for
him consisted of ten specimens of each kind of thing - women, horses,
talents, camels, or whatever else there was in the spoil.
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