HERODOTEAN WEIGHTS AND MONEY, DRY AND LIQUID MEASURES, AND MEASUREMENTS OF LENGTH.
Eubœic or Attic Silver Weights and Money.
| WEIGHT (Avoirdupois). | VALUE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbs. | oz. | grs. | ||||
| 1 | Obol | — | — | 11.08 | $.033 | |
| 6 | Obols | 1 Drachma | — | — | 66.5 | .198 |
| 100 | Drachmæ | 1 Mina | — | 15 | 33.75 | 19.784 |
| 60 | Minæ | 1 Talent | 56 | 15¼ | 100.32 | 1187.00 |
Æginetan Silver Weights and Money.
| lbs. | oz. | grs. | ||||
| 1 | Obol | — | — | 16 | $.04½ | |
| 6 | Obols | 1 Drachma | — | — | 96 | 27.00 |
| 100 | Drachmæ | 1 Mina | 1 | 5¾ | 78.96 | — |
| 60 | Minæ | 1 Talent | 82 | 3¾ | 30.46 | 1620.00 |
The gold Stater of Crœsus and the gold Daric are each supposed to be worth about 20 Attic silver drachmæ, or about $4.00 in our money.
Herodotus makes the Babylonian Talent equal to 70 Eubœic Minæ, but Hussey calculates its weight at 71lbs. 1½oz. 69.45grs. If, however, these are reckoned by comparison with our gold money, they are worth much more.
Attic Dry Measures.
| Gallons. | Quarts. | |||
| 1 | Chœnix | — | 1 | |
| 48 | Chœnices | 1 Medimnus | 12 | — |
| 1 | Medimnus and 3 Chœnices | 1 Persian Artaba | 12 | 3 |
Liquid Measures.
| Gallons. | Pints. | |||
| 1 | Chœnix | — | 1½ | |
| 48 | Chœnices | 1 Amphora | 9 | — |
Hesychius considers the Aryster to be the same as the Cotyla, which Hussey calculates to hold half a pint.
Measures of Length.
| Miles. | Yards. | Feet. | Inches. | |||
| 1 | Digit (finger's breadth) | — | — | — | .7584 | |
| 4 | Digits | 1 Palm (hand-breadth) | — | — | — | 3.0336 |
| 3 | Palms | 1 Span | — | — | — | 9.1008 |
| 4 | Palms | 1 Foot | — | — | 1 | 0.135 |
| 2 | Spans or 6 Palms | 1 Cubit | — | — | 1 | 6.2016 |
| 1 | Cubit and 6 Digits | 1 Royal Cubit | — | — | 1 | 8.4768 |
| 4 | Cubits | 1 Fathom (Orgya) | — | — | 6 | 0.81 |
| 100 | Feet or 16⅔ Orgyæ | 1 Plethrum | — | 33 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Plethra | 1 Stadium | — | 202 | 0 | 9 |
| 30 | Stadia | 1 Persian Parasang | 3 | 787 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Parasangs | 1 Schœnus | 6½ | 494 | 3 | 0 |
The Egyptian Cubit contained nearly 17¾ inches.
The Arura contained 21,904 square English feet, or a fraction over half an acre.
UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.