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The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Note 39 — BOOK X.

Charles Duke Yonge translation

It is not quite certain what was the size of the chœnix; some make it about a pint and a half, while others make it nearly four pints. The λίτρα is only the Greek form of the Roman libra, and was a little more than three-quarters of a pound.

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