Acetabulum (unit)

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In Ancient Roman measurement, the acetabulum was a measure of capacity, fluid, and dry, equivalent to the Greek ὀξύβαφον. It was one-fourth of the hemina and therefore one-eighth of the sextarius. It contained the weight in water of fifteen Attic drachmae.

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• This article incorporates content from Smith's A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, a publication in the public domain.