Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 1.10.4 · 1.10.4
A great ship is loaded
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Παρεσκευάζετο δὴ πάντα αὐτοῖς πρὸς τὴν ἔξοδον, ναῦς τε μεγάλη καὶ ναῦται πρὸς ἀναγωγὴν ἕτοιμοι, καὶ τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐνεβάλλετο, πολλὴ μὲν ἐσθὴς καὶ ποικίλη, πολὺς δὲ ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός, ἥ τε τῶν σιτίων ὑπερβάλλουσα ἀφθονία.
So everything was made ready for their departure: a large ship, and sailors ready to put out to sea. The provisions were loaded aboard: much clothing of many colors, much silver and gold, and an abundance of food beyond measure.
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Book 1, chapter 10. The two families fit out a ship for the voyage abroad.
A note on this passage
The list shows how rich the two families are, and the riches matter to the plot. At Rhodes a crew of Phoenician pirates learns that the ship carries "gold and silver and many valuable slaves" (1.13.1), and they decide to attack it (1.13.2).
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