Attic Dry Measures
| Gallons. | Quarts. | |||
| 1 | Chœnix | — | 1 | |
| 48 | Chœnices | 1 Medimnus | 12 | — |
| 1 | Medimnus and 3 Chœnices | 1 Persian Artaba | 12 | 3 |
Liquid Measures
| Gallons. | Pints. | |||
| 1 | Chœnix | — | 1½ | |
| 48 | Chœnices | 1 Amphora | 9 | — |
Hesychius considers the Aryster to be the same as the Cotyla, which Hussey calculates to hold half a pint.
Measures of Length
| Miles. | Yards. | Feet. | Inches. | |||
| 1 | Digit (finger’s breadth) | — | — | — | .7584 | |
| 4 | Digits | 1 Palm (hand-breadth) | — | — | — | 3.0336 |
| 3 | Palms | 1 Span | — | — | — | 9.1008 |
| 4 | Palms | 1 Foot | — | — | 1 | 0.135 |
| 2 | Spans or 6 Palms | 1 Cubit | — | — | 1 | 6.2016 |
| 1 | Cubit and 6 Digits | 1 Royal Cubit | — | — | 1 | 8.4768 |
| 4 | Cubits | 1 Fathom (Orgya) | — | — | 6 | 0.81 |
| 100 | Feet or 16⅔ Orgyæ | 1 Plethrum | — | 33 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Plethra | 1 Stadium | — | 202 | 0 | 9 |
| 30 | Stadia | 1 Persian Parasang | 3 | 787 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Parasangs | 1 Schœnus | 6½ | 494 | 3 | 0 |
The Egyptian Cubit contained nearly 17¾ inches.
The Arura contained 21,904 square English feet, or a fraction over half an acre.
UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.