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(historical) A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era..
Every month, on the first day, and again on the seventh of the first decade, each king receives a beast without blemish at the public cost, which he offers up to Apollo; likewise a medimnus of meal, and of wine a Laconian quart.
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Medimnus means (historical) A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era..
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Every month, on the first day, and again on the seventh of the first decade, each king receives a beast without blemish at the public cost, which he offers up to Apollo; likewise a medimnus of meal, and of wine a Laconian quart.
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