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Amphora vs Congius - What's the difference?

amphora | congius |

As nouns the difference between amphora and congius

is that amphora is while congius is an ancient roman liquid measure, being six sextarii or one eighth of an amphora; also used as a weight measure during the reign of , being the weight of that volume of water.

amphora

English

(wikipedia amphora)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (countable) A two handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oils.
  • One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
  • An at sign (@).

    • Derived terms

    * amphoric * (unit) amphora quadrantal, Roman amphora, Greek amphora, French amphora,

    See also

    * bottle * jug * pelike * stamnos English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    congius

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia congius) (congii)
  • An ancient Roman liquid measure, being six sextarii or one eighth of an amphora; also used as a weight measure during the reign of , being the weight of that volume of water.
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