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‖ modius Antiq. (ˈməʊdɪəs) Pl. modii (ˈməʊdɪaɪ). [L. modius, whence F. muid.] 1. A Roman corn-measure, equal to about a peck. Also, in the Middle Ages, a measure of capacity, dry and liquid (= F. muid) of varying size, commonly rendered by ‘bushel’.1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xix. cxxviii. (1495) 93...
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Modius
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
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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 modius is worn by certain deities, including the Eleusinian deities and their Roman counterparts, the Ephesian Artemis and certain other forms of the
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modiolus
‖ modiolus (məʊˈdaɪələs) [L. modiolus bucket on water-wheel, nave of wheel, trepan, etc., dim. of modius modius.] 1. Surg. The crown of a trepan. rare—0.1693 tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Modiolus, Trepanum, or Anabaptiston, an Instrument which they use in..Contusions, Cuts, and Fractures of B...
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Modius Julius
Modius Julius was a governor of Britannia Inferior, a province of Roman Britain during AD 219 under Elagabalus.
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modiation
modiˈation Hist. [ad. late L. modiātiōn-em a measuring by the modius.] A toll or tax on wine.1661 Blount Glossogr. (ed. 2), Modiation, a measuring by the Bushel; Also a measuring of liquid things. 1738 Tovey Anglia Jud. 63 That they shou'd be free throughout England and Normandy, of all Custom, Toll...
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Modia gens
Septimus Modius, known from an inscription.
Quintus Modius Equiculus, mentioned by Varro.
Marcus Modius, mentioned by Cicero. Modius Terventinus, praefectus vehiculorum in AD 214.
Modius Julius, governor of Britannia Inferior in AD 219.
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Modia
Modia may refer to:
Modia (gens), a family name
HaModia (), an Israeli newspaper
Modia, a plural form of modius
Modia, an alternative word for Godi
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Modis
firm The Adecco Group
Modis Tower, Wells Fargo Center, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
See also
Modist
Modi (disambiguation)
Modia (disambiguation)
Modius
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腾弄蝶属
物种
Thoon aethus
Thoon canta
Thoon circellata
Thoon dubia
Thoon maritza
Thoon modius
Thoon opus
Thoon ponka
Thoon ranka
Thoon slopa
巴拿马腾弄蝶 Thoon
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Thoon
Species
Recognised species include:
Thoon modius (Mabille, 1889)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae
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Amastrianum
The Modius had been erected by Emperor Valentinian I (r. 364–375), who introduced this standard to Constantinople. A statue of him carrying a modius lay under the monument's vault.
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Proteides
Comstock, 1948 Haiti
P. m. vincenti Bell & Comstock, 1948 Saint Vincent
P. m. grenadensis Enrico & Pinchon, 1969 Grenada
Former species
Proteides modius Mabille, 1889 - transferred to Thoon modius (Mabille, 1889)
References
Proteides - Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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Polos
See also
Modius (headdress)
Mural crown
Notes
Crowns (headgear)
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Tranquillitas
again hint at an association with the grain supply (and tranquility then of a placated and satiated population), a rudder and ears of grain, sometimes a modius The modius was a measuring device used to measure grain/corn.
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