What is Amphora (measure)?
Amphora(/ˈæmfərə/; [[Ancient Greek]]: ἀμφορεύς, It was part of ancient roman system of measurement mostly used as a capacity's unit for [[liquid]]s and [[grain]]s. The term amphora was borrowed from the Greeks who used a [[ceramic]] container with pointy bottom to save grain and [[wine]]. An amphora is equal to 48 sextarii which is about 34 litres or 9 gallons in the US customary units and 7.494 [[gallon]]s in the imperial British system of measurement. [[Category:Ancient Rome]]