amphora

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The amphora is a name for different dimensions.

The Roman amphora corresponds to one Roman cubic foot, equivalent to 26.26 liters. 20 amphorae correspond to one Culeus (1 Culeus = 160 Congii = 525.20 liters). The amphora itself is divided into 8 congii. The congius is divided into 6 sextarii, one sextarius corresponds to 12 cyathi. Subdivision of the amphora: 1 amphora = 2 Urnae (1 Urna = 13.13 l) = 8 Congii (1 Congius = 3.2825 l) = 48 Sextarii (1 Sextarius = 0.5471 l) = 96 Heminae (1 Hemina = 0 , 2735 l) = 192 quartarii (1 quartarius = 0.1368 l) = 384 acetabula (1 acetabulum = 0.0684 l) = 576 cyathi (1 cyathus = 0.0456 l).

The amphora was also a Venetian wine measure and was equivalent to 31,961.49 Paris cubic inches (1 liter ≈ 50.412438 Paris cubic inches) = 634 liters.

The dimensional chain was

  • 1 Amphora = 4 Biconzia / Bigonca = 8 Conzi / Mastelli = 8 Secchia / Sacchi / Secchy = 192 Bozzie / Bozze = 512 Boccali = 768 Quartuzzi
  • 1 amphora = 9 buckets plus 20 quarts (Prussian) (9 buckets plus 13½ quart (Prussian)) = 640 liters
  • 7 Secchia gift measure corresponded to 8 Secchia inch measure
  • 1 Secchia (inch) = 9.879 liters
  • 1 Secchia (gift measure) = 4 Bozzi = 10.731 liters

The amphora was also used as a ship measure and was calculated like the barrel .

See also

literature

  • Friedrich Hultsch : Greek and Roman metrology. 2nd Edition. Berlin 1882. p. 407, Table XI (on Roman units of measurement).
  • Association of practical merchants: The latest illustrated trade and goods lexicon or encyclopedia of the entire trade sciences for merchants and manufacturers: Volume 1. Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1857, p. 61.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, dimensions and weight of all countries in the world ...., Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 6.