Note 147 — BOOK II
Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh translation
Really 3/16; for 16 ases = 6 obols (one drachma or denarius) see 34, 8. The Sicilian medimnus is about a bushel and a half; the metretes 8-1/2 gallons.
Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh translation
Really 3/16; for 16 ases = 6 obols (one drachma or denarius) see 34, 8. The Sicilian medimnus is about a bushel and a half; the metretes 8-1/2 gallons.