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Modius (other)
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Modius may refer to: * an ancient Roman unit for dry measures, (8.73 L) roughly equivalent to a peck * a medieval Roman unit for area, approximately 40 acres * Modius (headdress), a type of cylindrical headdress so called for its resemblance to the measure of grain * Modius, the family name of the Modia (gens) See also * * Modi (other) * Modia (other) * Modis (other) The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a satellite-based sensor used for earth and climate measurements. There are two MODIS sensors in Earth orbit: one on board the Terra (EOS AM) satellite, launched by NASA in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Roman Units Of Measurement
The ancient Roman units of measurement were primarily founded on the Hellenic system, which in turn was influenced by the Egyptian system and the Mesopotamian system. The Roman units were comparatively consistent and well documented. Length The basic unit of Roman linear measurement was the ''pes'' or Roman foot (plural: ''pedes''). Investigation of its relation to the English foot goes back at least to 1647, when John Greaves published his ''Discourse on the Romane foot''. Greaves visited Rome in 1639, and measured, among other things, the foot measure on the tomb of Titus Statilius Aper, that on the statue of Cossutius formerly in the gardens of Angelo Colocci, the congius of Vespasian previously measured by Villalpandus, a number of brass measuring-rods found in the ruins of Rome, the paving-stones of the Pantheon and many other ancient Roman buildings, and the distance between the milestones on the Appian Way. He concluded that the Cossutian foot was the "true" Roman foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modius (headdress)
The modius is a type of flat-topped cylindrical headdress or crown found in ancient Egyptian art and art of the Greco-Roman world. The name was given by modern scholars based on its resemblance to the jar used as a Roman unit of dry measure, but it probably does represent a grain-measure, and symbolizing ones ability to learn new information by having an open mind with an empty cup. I.e. Edu/Cation ( Edu/Cation) Serapis was the main idol/figurehead at the Library of Alexandria during the ancient Egyptian & Roman alliance. The modius is worn by certain deities, including the Eleusinian deities and their Roman counterparts, the Ephesian Artemis and certain other forms of the goddess, Hecate, and Serapis. On some deities it represents fruitfulness. It is thought to be a form mostly restricted to supernatural beings in art, and rarely worn in real life, with two probable exceptions. A tall modius is part of the complex headdress used for portraits of Egyptian queens, ornamented va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modia (gens)
The gens Modia was a minor family at Ancient Rome, known from a small number of individuals. Praenomina The Modii are known to have used the praenomina ''Quintus, Septimus, Marcus, Gaius'', and ''Lucius'', all of which were very common, except for ''Septimus'', which was quite unusual. The first Modius to appear in history was a ''duumvir'' of Luceria in Apulia at the end of the Pyrrhic War; the gens might therefore come from this city. Members * Gaius Modius Cr. f., duumvir of Luceria ''circa'' 275 BC; he minted bronze coins during his magistracy. *Septimus Modius, known from an inscription. * Quintus Modius Equiculus, mentioned by Varro. * Marcus Modius, mentioned by Cicero. * Gaius Modius Justus, propraetor of Numidia in an uncertain year. * Quintus Modius, described as the brother of Gaius Vibius Postumus, probably the same who was proconsul of Asia during the reign of Nero.''PIR'', vol. II, p. 385. * Modia, a Roman matron mentioned by Juvenal.Juvenal, iii. 130. * Modius Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modi (other)
Narendra Modi is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current prime minister of India since 2014. Modi may also refer to: People * Modi (surname), a surname in India, including a list of people with the name Geography * Modi, Chania, a village in Western Crete, Greece * Modi, Thessaloniki, a village in Central Macedonia, Greece * Modi (Meteora), a rock in Meteora, Greece * Módi, an alternate rendering of Modhia, an island in the Ionian Sea * Minoan Modi, the site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in Eastern Crete, Greece * Ouro Modi, a commune in Mali * Modi Khola, a tributary of the Gandaki Companies and organizations * ModiCorp, a media company * ModiLuft, an Indian airlines company * Modi Enterprises, an Indian group of companies Other uses * Modi script, the historical script used in the Maratha empire ** Modi (Unicode block), a unicode block for Modi scripts * Móði, one of Thor's sons in Norse mythology * Microsoft Office Document Imaging See also * Emperor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modia (other)
Modia may refer to: * Modia (gens) The gens Modia was a minor family at Ancient Rome, known from a small number of individuals. Praenomina The Modii are known to have used the praenomina ''Quintus, Septimus, Marcus, Gaius'', and ''Lucius'', all of which were very common, except fo ..., a family name * HaModia ( he, המודיע, Ha Modia, The Informer), an Israeli newspaper * Modia, a plural form of ''modius'' * Modia, an alternative word for Godi media See also * * Modi (other) * Media (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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