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varied according to location and epoch (e.g., in Aegina a pous was approximately 333 mm, whereas in Athens (Attica) it was about 296 mm), but the relative proportions were generally the same.

Area

The ordinary units used for land measurement were:

Volume

Greeks measured volume according to either solids or liquids, suited respectively to measuring grain and wine. A common unit in both measures throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or

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