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    This document provides tables of ancient Roman measures of length, area, liquids, dry goods, and weight. It lists various units of measurement used in ancient Rome along with their equivalent values in modern meters or grams. The tables include units such as the pes (foot), actus (pace), amphora (jar), modius (dry measure), uncia (ounce), and libra (pound). The document serves as a reference for converting between ancient Roman and modern metric units of various quantities.

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    This document provides tables of ancient Roman measures of length, area, liquids, dry goods, and weight. It lists various units of measurement used in ancient Rome along with their equivalent values in modern meters or grams. The tables include units such as the pes (foot), actus (pace), amphora (jar), modius (dry measure), uncia (ounce), and libra (pound). The document serves as a reference for converting between ancient Roman and modern metric units of various quantities.

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    Ancient Roman Measures

    Page 1 of 6

    Ancient Rome

    Table of Measures of Length/Distance


    Name of Unit (Greek)
    01-Digitus (Daktylos)
    02-Uncia - Polex
    03-Duorum Digitorum (Condylos)
    04-Palmus (Pala(i)ste)
    05-Pes Dimidius (Dihas)
    06-Palma Porrecta (Orthodoron)
    07-Palmus Major (Spithame)
    08-Pes (Pous)
    09-Pugnus (Pygme)
    10-Palmipes (Pygon)
    11-Cubitus - Ulna (pechus)
    12-Gradus Pes Sestertius (bema aploun)
    13-Passus (bema diploun)
    14-Ulna Extenda (Orguia)
    15-Acnua -Dekempeda - Pertica (Akaina)
    16-Actus
    17-Actus Stadium
    18-Stadium (Stadion Attic)
    19-Milliarium - Mille passuum
    20-Leuka - Leuga

    Digitus
    1
    1.33
    2
    4
    8
    11
    12
    16
    18
    20
    24
    40
    80
    96
    160
    1920
    10000
    10000
    80000
    120000

    http://www.anistor.gr/history/diophant.html

    Meters
    0.0185
    0.0246
    0.037
    0.074
    0.148
    0.2035
    0.222
    0.296
    0.333
    0.370
    0.444
    0.74
    1.48
    1.776
    2.96
    35.52
    185
    185
    1480
    2220

    Ancient Roman Measures

    Page 2 of 6

    Table of Measures of Area


    Name of Unit
    01-Pes Quadratus
    02-Dimidium scrupulum
    03-Scripulum - scrupulum
    04-Actus minimus
    05-Uncia
    06-Clima
    07-Sextans
    08-Actus quadratus
    09-Arvum - Arura
    10-Jugerum
    11-Heredium
    12-Centuria
    13-Saltus

    Pes Quadratus
    1
    50
    100
    480
    2400
    3600
    4800
    14400
    22500
    28800
    57600
    5760000
    23040000

    http://www.anistor.gr/history/diophant.html

    Meters2
    0.0876
    4.38
    8.76
    42.048
    210.24
    315.36
    420.48
    1261.44
    1971
    2522.88
    5045.76
    504576
    2018304

    Ancient Roman Measures

    Page 3 of 6

    Table of Measures of Liquids


    Name of Unit
    01-Ligula
    02-Uncia (metric)
    03-Cyathus
    04-Acetabulum
    05-Sextans
    06-Quartarius Quadrans
    07-Triens
    08-Hemina Cotyla - Libra (metric)
    09-Sextarius
    10-Congius
    11-Urna
    12-Quadrantal Amphora
    13-Culeus

    Ligula
    1
    2
    4
    6
    8
    12
    16
    24
    48
    288
    1152
    2304
    46080

    http://www.anistor.gr/history/diophant.html

    Liters
    0.0114
    0.0228
    0.0456
    0.0684
    0.0912
    0.1368
    0.1824
    0.2736
    0.5472
    3.2832
    13.1328
    26.2656
    525.312

    Ancient Roman Measures

    Page 4 of 6

    Table of Measures of Dry


    Name of Unit
    01-Ligula
    02-Uncia (metric)
    03-Cyathus
    04-Acetabulum
    05-Quartarius Quadrans
    06-Hemina Cotyla Libra (metric)
    07-Cheonix
    08-Sextarius
    09-Semimodius - semodius
    10-Modius - modiolus
    11-Quadrantal
    12-Medimnus

    Ligula
    1
    2
    4
    6
    12
    24
    32
    48
    384
    768
    2304
    4608

    http://www.anistor.gr/history/diophant.html

    Liters
    0.0114
    0.0228
    0.0456
    0.0684
    0.1368
    0.2736
    0.3648
    0.5472
    4.3776
    8.7552
    26.2656
    52.5312

    Ancient Roman Measures

    Page 5 of 6

    Table of Measures of Weight


    Name of Unit (fraction) [Base Unit=Siliqua]
    01-Siliqua
    02-Obolus
    03-Scrupulum
    04-Semisextula
    05-Sextula
    06-Sicilicus
    07-Duella
    08-Semuncia
    09-Uncia (stathmic) - As (the Roman unit)
    10-Sescuncia - Sescunx
    11-Sextans
    12-Quadrans - Teruncius
    13-Triens
    14-Quincunx
    15-Semis - Semissis
    16-Septunx
    17-Bes
    18-Dodrans
    19-Dextans
    20-Deunx
    21-Libra (stathmic) - As (the Roman unit)

    Siliqua
    1
    3
    6
    12
    24
    36
    48
    72
    144
    216
    288
    432
    576
    720
    864
    1008
    1152
    1296
    1440
    1584
    1728

    http://www.anistor.gr/history/diophant.html

    Grams
    0.1893683
    0.568
    1.136
    2.272
    4.545
    6.817
    9.090
    13.635
    27.270
    40.904
    54.538
    81.808
    109.076
    136.345
    163.614
    190.883
    218.152
    245.421
    272.690
    299.959
    327.228

    Ancient Roman Measures

    Name of Unit [Base Unit=Uncia]


    01-Uncia (stathmic) - As (the Roman unit)
    02-Sescuncia - Sescunx
    03-Sextans
    04-Quadrans - Teruncius
    05-Triens
    06-Quincunx
    07-Semis - Semissis
    08-Septunx
    09-Bes
    10-Dodrans
    11-Dextans
    12-Deunx
    13-Libra (stathmic) - As (the Roman unit)

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    Uncia
    1
    1.5
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12

    http://www.anistor.gr/history/diophant.html

    Grams
    27.270
    40.905
    54.54
    81.81
    109.08
    136.35
    163.62
    190.89
    218.16
    245.43
    272.7
    299.97
    327.24

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