Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

GRECIAN MilEASURES OF CAPACITY. Approximate.* I. ATTIC LIQUID MEASURES. Gallons. Pints. allon Pints. Gyallons.! Pints. KoXXaL'PLOV...,,'008,, 2 Xfn -........,,'016,, 2- 1 MIrpov - - -2 5 2 2 Koyx.....,,'04,,. 10 5 4 2 KY'AOO2... -.,,'08,, I x- Q II 15 7~- 6 3 1{'O1i, aqpov.... - -,, 12,, 1 30 15 12 6 3 2 Traprov..,,',, {- 60 30 24 12 6 4 2 Kort'Xn, Tpv9X(ov, or'Htva - - 48 120 60 48 24 12 8 4 2,ZE'ITHI (Sextarius) -96,, C1 720 360 288 144 72 48 24 12 6 XO - -76 ROMAN 5760 2880 2304 1152 576 384 192 96 48 8 AMPHORA (KepaqiovY) 5 6-08 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ AM(DOPEY2 8640 4320 3456 1728 864 576 288 44 72 12 12 METPHTH: - 8 512 9' As the Sextarius differs from the English pint by only 1-25th part of the latter, it will be found useful, in ordinary rough calculations, to take it at exactly a pint, and so with the other measures in this table. The results thus obtained may be corrected by subtracting from each of them its 1-25th part. N. B. - The Aeginetan measures of capacity may be easily calculated from these, according to the ratio given under QUADRANTAL.

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.
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