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The Greek system of weights and measures was built mainly upon the Egyptian, and formed the basis of the later Roman system.
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Area
- 1 aroura
- = ~2700 m², The ground covered by a yoke of ploughing oxen in one day.
Volume
- 1 kotule (pl. kotulai)
- = ¼ kheonix, liquid measure
- 1 khϓnix (pl khϓnikes), khoinix
- ≈ 1.1 l, initially used for wheat
- 1 modios, bushel
- = 8 kheonikes
- 1 medimnos
- = 48 kheonikes
Dry measures:
- 1 kotule
- = 6 kuathoi
- 1 khous
- = 12 kotulai
- 1 metretes
- = 12 choes ≈ 34 l
Weight and monetary
- 1 medimnos
- ≈ 40 kg
- 1 talent
- = 60 minae
- 1 mina
- = 100 drachmae
- 1 decadrachm
- = 10 drachmae, coin only
- 1 tetradrachm
- = 4 drachmae, coin only
- 1 stater, didrachmon
- = 2 drachmae, coin only
- 1 drachma
- = 4.5–6 g, weight of silver coin
- 1 diobolus
- = 2 oboloi = 1/3 drachmae
- 1 obolus
- = 1/6 drachma, silver
- 1 chalkos
- = 1/8 obolus, copper
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Miscellaneous
- muriade
- 10,000
- 1 jampoot = ~45 kg
- 1 foot = ~4 big turds
External links
- "History 310: Greek Coinage and Measures". History/Classics 310.
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