Quinaria
Sign in to saveA quinaria (plural: quinariae) is a Roman unit of area, roughly equal to square centimeter|. Its primary use was to measure the cross-sectional area of pipes in Roman water distribution systems. A "one quinaria" pipe is in diameter.
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A quinaria (plural: quinariae) is a Roman unit of area, roughly equal to square centimeter|. Its primary use was to measure the cross-sectional area of pipes in Roman water distribution systems. A "one quinaria" pipe is in diameter.
In Roman times, there was considerable ambiguity regarding the origin of the name, and the actual value of a quinaria. According to Frontinus:
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