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The τάξις, according to Ælian 9, contained eight lochi, or 128 men; in that case the enomoty had four στίχοι.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

Fugge tra selve spaventose e scure,   Per lochi inabitati, ermi e selvaggi.

From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Tasso, Torquato

Qui fece il mio bel sol a noi ritorno, Di Regie spoglie carco, e ricche prede: Ahi! con quanto dolor, l'occhio rivede Quei lochi, ov' ei mi fea già il giorno!

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Attica into ten phylae, Lacedaemon into six morae, Thebes and Argos into lochi.

From Hiero by Dakyns, Henry Graham

To do so, they made six lochi, or divisions of a hundred men apiece, each of which had its own set of captains and under-officers in command of half and quarter companies.

From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham