TABLE VII.
GRECIAN MEASURES OF CAPACITY.

I. Attic Liquid Measures. Gallons. Pints. Approximate.[12]
Gallons. Pints.
Κοχλιάριον “ ·008 ” 1/120
2 Χήμη “ ·016 ” 1/60
2½ 1¼ Μύστρον “ ·02 ” 1/48
5 2½ 2 Κόγχη “ ·04 ” 1/24
10 5 4 2 ΚΎΑΘΟΣ “ ·08 ” 1/12
15 1½ 6 3 1½ Ὀξύβαφον “ ·12 ” ⅛
30 15 12 6 3 2 Τέταρτον “ ·24 ” ¼
60 30 24 12 6 4 2 Κοτύλη, Τρυβλίον or Ἡμίνα “ ·48 ” ½
120 60 48 24 12 8 4 2 ΞΈΣΤΗΣ (Sextarius) “ ·96 ” 1
720 360 288 144 72 48 24 12 6 ΧΟΥΣ “ 5·76 ” 6
5760 2880 2304 1152 576 384 192 96 48 8 Roman Amphora (κεράμιον) 5 6·08 6 ”
8640 4320 3456 1728 864 576 288 144 72 12 1½ ΑΜΦΟΡΕΥΣ ΜΕΤΡΗΤΗΣ 8 5·12 9 ”

N.B.—The Aeginetan measures of capacity may be easily calculated from these, according to the ratio given under Quadrantal.

[12] As the Sextarius differs from the English pint by only 1-25th part of the latter, it will be found useful, in ordinary rough calculations, to take it at exactly a pint, and so with the other measures in this table. The results thus obtained may be corrected by subtracting from each of them its 1-25th part.