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Modius (plural modii) may
refer to: an
ancient Roman unit for dry measures, (8.73 L) roughly...
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depicted wearing a
modius on her throne. From the Tomb of Yuya and Thuya, 18th
Dynasty Ankhesenamun depicted on a box lid
wearing a
modius topped by a head...
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Modius Julius was a
governor of
Britannia Inferior, a
province of
Roman Britain during AD 219
under Elagabalus.
Inscriptions at
Birdoswald and Netherby...
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Bronze modius measure (4th
century AD) with
inscription acknowledging Imperial regulation of
weights and measures...
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known from an inscription.
Quintus Modius Equiculus,
mentioned by Varro.
Marcus Modius,
mentioned by Cicero.
Gaius Modius Justus,
propraetor of
Numidia in...
- Romanorum. Vol. 2 Part 1.
Libraria Gleditschia. p. 1379. "Genius,
wearing modius on head,
holding a wreath;
military standard at right,
Illustration of Boston...
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regalia of a queen.
Nebettawy shown with a cap wig, a
fairly simple modius and the
double plumes. Bint-Anat (also
dressed as a queen)
stands by the...
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Thutmose III,
wearing full
queenly regalia,
including the
vulture cap and a
modius with
double plumes,
while holding a fly-whisk. She is
titled Great Royal...
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fertility rites related to
Demeter or Ceres, due to the
cereal motifs on her
modius headdress). It
dates to the
Roman era,
between 140 and 160 AD, and is in...
- both
being kings of the Gr**** underworld, and was
shown enthroned with the
modius, a
basket / grain-measure, on his head,
since it was a Gr****
symbol for...
