Assertion: empire's city | /r/HasProperty | depend on its leading citizens
Facets:
value: to fund public works
type: PURPOSE
value: in antiquity
type: TEMPORAL
value: to fund events
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In antiquity, a city depended on its leading citizens to fund public works, events, and services (munera), rather than on tax revenues, which primarily supported the military.