89. In Mark Antony's retreat, an attic choenix sold for
fifty drachmae, or, in other words, a pound of flour for
twelve or fourteen shillings; barley bread was sold for its
weight in silver. It is impossible to peruse the interesting
narrative of Plutarch (Life of Antony) without perceiving
that Mark Antony and Julian were pursued by the same enemies
and involved in the same distress.