Definition of Sextarius

1. an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure [n -TARII]

Literary usage of Sextarius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Classical Technology by John Miller Burnam (1920)
"Now all these items we have (687 C) previously stated. Now a table of measures: Cubus contains ten pounds, a sextarius three pounds, ..."

2. Antiquities of the Jews by William Brown, David Jennings (1823)
"... a common day's journey; an Egyptian aroura; the Levitical cities. 2. Liquid measure. Their quadrans; log or sextarius ; firkin; hin; measure; bath; cor. ..."

3. Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures, Explain'd and Exemplify'd in by John Arbuthnot (1727)
"A Sextarius is alfo divided into 8 Acetabula, according to Pliny lib. »i« cap. ultimo. there were letters in their name. Mart. lib. i . ..."

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