A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), ABACTO´RES , ABACTO´RES , ACNA

Home Collections/Texts Perseus Catalog Research Grants Open Source About Help

Hide browse bar Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position:

This text is part of:

Greek and Roman Materials

View text chunked by:

ACNA

ACNA or ACNUA (also spelt agna and agnua) was, according to Varro, the Italian name, but, according to Columella and Isidore, the common Baetican name of the actus quadratus. [ACTUS] An old writer, quoted by Salmasius, says “agnua habet pedes XIIII. cccc,” i. e. 14,400 square feet. It is very doubtful whether the word is connected with the Greek ἄκαινα or ἄκενα, seeing that the measure is so very different, and that it is quite uncertain to what language acna belongs. (Varro, R. R. 1.10.2; Colum. . R. 5.1.5; Schneider, Comment. ad ll. cc.; Isidor. Orig. 15.15; Salmasius, ad Solin. p. 481.)

[P.S] [A.S.W]

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. William Smith, LLD. William Wayte. G. E. Marindin. Albemarle Street, London. John Murray. 1890.

Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar:

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890)
William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin, Ed.

This text is part of:

View text chunked by:

Table of Contents:

ACNA

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin, Ed.

This text is part of:

View text chunked by:

Table of Contents:

ACNA

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890)
William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin, Ed.