Measures in Ancient Rome:
Source: Kenneth W. Harl - Coinage in the Roman Empire
Source: Hultsch - Griechische und römische Maßkunde
Weight:
1 Roman Pound (libra) = 322.5g ~ 0.32kg (327.45g)
1 libra = 12 ounces
1 ounce = 26.875g
Capacity:
| DRY |
LIQUID |
| |
1 culleus = 524 liter |
| |
1 amphora = 26.2 liter |
| 1 modius = 8.624 liter |
1 modius = 8.736 liter |
| 1 sextarius = 0.539 liter |
1 sextarius = 0.546 liter |
| 1 cyathus = 33.7 ml |
1 cyathus = 34 ml |
In markets, oil and wine were customarily cited by the sextarius (0.546 l)
and dry foodstuff also by the sextarius (0.539 l).
Divisions:
| DRY |
LIQUID |
| 1 modius = 16 sextarii = 256 cyathi |
1 culleus = 20 amphorae = 960 sextarii |
| 1 sextarius = 16 cyathi |
1 amphora = 48 sextarii = 768 cyathi |
| 1 sextarius = 12 cyathi |
1 sextarius = 16 cyathi |
| |
1 sextarius = 12 cyathi |
Measures from 'Hultsch: Griechische und römische Maßkunde':
| DRY |
|
|
|
|
|
| modius |
1
|
|
|
|
|
| semodius |
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
| sextarius |
16
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
| hemina |
32
|
16
|
2
|
1
|
|
| quartarius |
64
|
32
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
| acetabulum |
128
|
64
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
| cyathus |
192
|
96
|
12
|
6
|
3
|
|
| LIQUID |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| amphora |
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
| urna |
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
| cangius |
8
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
| sextarius |
48
|
24
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
| hemina |
96
|
48
|
12
|
2
|
1
|
|
| quartarius |
192
|
96
|
24
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
| acetabulum |
384
|
192
|
48
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
| cyathus |
576
|
288
|
72
|
12
|
6
|
3
|
|
Measures in Ancient Greece:
| DRY |
LIQUID |
| 1 medimnos = 52.2 liter |
1 metretes = 39 liter |
| 1 choenikes = 1.0875 liter |
1 chous = 3.25 liter |
| 1 kotyle = 0.2719 liter |
1 kotyle = 0.271 liter |
| 1 kyathoi = 45.3 ml |
1 kyathoi = 45.1 ml |
On markets, oil and wine were usually cited in the kotyle (0.27 l)
and dry foodstuff in the choenikes (1.0875 l).
Divisions:
| DRY |
LIQUID |
| 1 medimnos = 48 choenikes = 192 kotylai |
1 metretes = 12 choes = 144 kotylai = 864 kyathoi |
| 1 choenikes = 4 kotylai = 24 kyathoi |
1 chous = 12 kotylai = 72 kyathoi |
| 1 kotyle = 6 kyathoi |
1 kotyle = 6 kyathoi |
ROMAN GREEK Conversion Tables:
| |
GREEK
|
ROMAN
|
|
DRY
|
|
|
|
LIQUID
|
|
|
1.5 amphora
|
|
1/2 sextarius
|
|
Measures in Ancient Egypt:
1 artaba = 38.78 liter ~ 30 kg
The roman army reckoned 10 artabai of grain as 45 modii.
1 ceramion monochoron = 7.2 liter = 36 kotylai
1 ceramion dickoron = 14.4 liter
Measures in Ancient Syria:
Grain was measured in sixth the cab.
1 cab = 2.16 liter
4 cab = 1 roman modius
