Κεντηνάριον
centenarium, hundred-pounds-weight
Translated by Nick Nicholas24 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κεντηνάριον.
Betacode
*kenthna/rion.
Notes
- A transliteration of the Latin term for a hundred pounds in weight; first attested in Hero [Author, Myth] of Alexandria (1 CE?), On Measures 60.2, and frequently used by Byzantine authors, particularly Malalas and Procopius. Glossed in the Etymologicum Gudianum: "100 pounds; for the Romans call 100 centum". A centenarium is equal to 32 kilograms in weight; cf. Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium s.v. kentenarion.
References
A.P. Kazhdan, ed. et al., The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, (Oxford 1991)
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Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Jul 2024
- expanded note, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nick Nicholas