Talk:Congius

A fact from Congius appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 June 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a Roman man once received the surname of "Tricongius" for his ability to drink three congii of wine (9.8 litres; 2.6 gallons) in one sitting in a feat that he once performed before Emperor Tiberius?

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"It was equal to the larger chous" seems a little odd. Three is not equal to the larger four, nor a pint equal to the larger liter. TheGrappler 07:07, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It may make sense. My understanding is that there were two chouses: a smaller and a larger one, the latter equal to the congius. But I agree, it should be made clear somewhere, preferably in an article about the chous. Kpalion 08:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there was a smaller Chian chous and a larger Athenian one; there were about 8 Chian choes to 7 Athenian choes. I don't know whether the Athenian one is equal to the congius or not, though. --Delirium 11:32, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How much is it in liters?

The article says the congius is roughly equivalent to 2.5 liters. However, the article Ancient Roman units of measurement says the congius is equal to ca. 3.25 liters. Perhaps the pints used in the reference were not US pints but Imperial pints? 6 Imperial pints = 3.41 l; 6 US pints = 2.84 l. Kpalion 08:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The source is from London, so probably Imperial pints. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-24 09:05