A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities

by William Smith

N.B.—Respecting the Aeginetan Measures, see the Note to [Table VII].

TABLE X.
ROMAN MEASURES OF CAPACITY.

II. Dry Measures.								Gallons.	Pints.	Approximate.[18]
										Gallons.	Pints.
Ligula								”	·02	”	1/48
4	[Cyathus][19]							”	·08	”	1/12
6	1½	Acetabulum						”	·12	”	⅛
12	3	2	Quartarius, i.e. 1-4th of the Sextarius					”	·24	”	¼
24	6	4	2	Hemina, or Cotyla				”	·48	”	½
48	12	8	4	2	[Sextarius], i.e. 1-6th of the Congius			”	·96	”	1
384	96	64	32	16	8	Semimodius		”	7·68	1	”
768	192	128	64	32	16	2	[Modius]	1	7·36	2[20]	”

[18] See the [Note to Table VII].

[19] See the [Note to Table VIII].

[20] Or a quarter of a bushel.

TABLE XI.
GRECIAN WEIGHTS.

1. Ratios of the three chief Systems.
Aeginetan : Euboic or old Attic	::	6	:	5
Aeginetan : Solonian or later Attic	::	5	:	3
Euboic : Solonian	::	1388/9	:	100
	or ::	100	:	72
	or ::	25	:	18

The Aeginetan Talent	= 6000 Aeginetan Drachmae	= 7200 Euboic	= 10,000 Solonian
Euboic ”	= 5000 ”	= 6000 ”	= 8,333⅓ ”
Solonian[21] ”	= 3600 ”	= 4320 ”	= 6,000 ”