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.KOMAN MONEY—WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 3392. Roman Weights,Troy Weight .voirduj ms w%Lbs. oz. dwt. grs. Lbs. QZ. drs.The Siliqua (equal to 4 Cus), . .2.920.1063 Siliqiue = 1 Obolus, . . .8.760.3202 Oboli 1 Scrupuhmi,17.530.6414 Scrupiilce = 1 Sextula, . . .22.132.5641-| Sextula = 1 Siciliquus, .9.193.8471£ Siciliquus = 1 Duella, . . .20.265.1293 Duelke 1 Uncia, . . . .12.7915.38912 L'ncise = 1 Libra, . . . .10 9.53r ~ 11 8.668The Drachma was 3 Scrupulae,3. Roman Liquid Measure.Galls qte>. pts.1 Ligiila, or Cochleare, is equal to . . .0.0194 Ligula, = 1 Cyathus,0.0791£ Cyathi, = 1 Acetabulum,0.1182 Acetabula, == 1 Quartarius,0.2372 Quartarii, = 1 Hemina,0.4752 Hennnae, 1 Sextarius,0.9506 Sextarii, = 1 Congius,2 1.7044 Congii, = 1 Urna,2 3 0.8192 Urnae, = 1 Amphora,5 2 1.639Amphorae, — 1 Culeus, 114 0.795The Sextarius was divided into twelve Uncice, one of which was theCvdthus, equal to a small wine glass.4. Roman Dry Measure.1 Sextarius (same as in liquid measure),8 Sextarii, = 1 Semi-modius,2 Semi-modii, = 1 Modius,Pks. galls, qts. pts0.9503 1.606— 1 3 1.213Roman Measures of Length.909.—The Roman foot (pes), like the as, was divided into r 2 uncne,numbers of which were sometimes called by the same ^ames asdifferentthose of the as ; viz.: Sextans, quadrans, &c. The measures less than theuncia were the digitus = f; the semiuncia = ^ ; the siciliquus = J; andthe sextula = l-6th of the uncia; i. e. the pes, or foot, contained 12 uncia?.or 16 digiti, or 24 semiuncia?, or 48 siciliqui, or 72 sextula?.1 Pes1J- PesH Pes21 Pedes5 Pedes.125 Passus8 Stadia5. Table of Measures above a Pes.= 12 Unciae, or 1 6 Dig: ts,= 1 Palmipes,== 1 Cubitus,= 1 Pes Sestertius,. . . .= 1 Passus,= 1 Stadium,== 1 Milliare, or mile,Yds.ft..971.211.452.421 1.85202 0.721617 2.75