204 DONATIONS CHAl>. IX. 



Another author affirms, that he left to the 

 people of Rome 322, 9 16/., and to the tribes 

 28,255/. l It is, however, possible these two ac- 

 counts may refer to the same legacy. Tiberius 

 was notorious for his parsimony, and yet on one 

 occasion he gave to the people a congiarium of 300 

 nummi, or 2/. 8s. 6d., each 2 ; and on another, 

 after an extensive fire, relieved the sufferers 

 by gifts amounting to S07,291/. 13s. 3 The 

 covetous habit of this emperor was so great, 

 that he commonly allowed to his attendants 

 only their food ; but on one occasion he divided 

 them into three classes, and presented to each 

 of the first 4843/. 15s., to each of the second 

 3229/. 3s. 4^., and to each of the third 

 1614/. 11s. 8d. as gratuities 4 . 



In the succession of the emperors we find 

 continued instances of these donations. Cali- 

 gula, who attained imperial power about the 

 year thirty-eight of our era, gave to each Roman 

 ll. 18s. Qd., and paid also a legacy left to them 

 by his predecessor Tiberius of one thousand one 

 hundred and twenty-five myriads of drachmas, 

 or 363,281/. 5s. 5 Nero, about twelve years 

 later, presented a congiarium of 400 nummi, or 



1 Sueton. in Aug. cap. 41. 



2 Sueton. in Tiberio, cap. 20. 



3 Ibid. cap. 20. 



4 Ibid. cap. 20. 

 * Dio, lib. 59. 



