Bøger i Bristol Phoenix Press Classical Handbooks serien

Adult learners of ancient Greek are often attracted to it by the prospect of being able to read in the original a particular author or genre.

This volume introduces the reader to Greek and Roman ways of expressing numbers, weights and measures. Chapters cover the cardinal numbers, other number words, inclusive reckoning, symbols, fractions, simple arithmetic, linear measurements, measuring area and volume, measuring weight, capacity and value;