Modius (plural modii) 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) 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 ancient Roman units of measurem ...

, a type of cylindrical headdress so called for its resemblance to the measure of grain * Modius, the family name of the

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 ...

*'' Modius (beetle)'', a genus in the family

Eucnemidae Eucnemidae, or false click beetles, are a family of elateroid beetles based on the type genus '' Eucnemis''; they include about 1700 species, distributed worldwide. Description Closely related to the family Elateridae, specimens of Eucnemida ...

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