Quartarius(62 words)
[German version]
(Greek τέταρτον/tétarton, 'quarter'). The quartarius was a Roman measure of volume for liquids and dry goods at 1/4 sextarius , corresponding to 2 acetabula or 3 cyathi. Standardized to water, the quartarius is equivalent to 0.136 l.
Acetabulum; Cyathus
Schulzki, Heinz-Joachim (Mannheim)
Bibliography
1 H. Chantraine, s. v. q., RE 24, 830-834
2 F. Hultsch, Griechische und römische Metrologie, 21882, s. Index.
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Schulzki, Heinz-Joachim (Mannheim),
“Quartarius”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 27 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1016910>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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