Varro says that the Romans sowed five modii of wheat to the jugerum and reaped on the maximum fifteen for one.
At a little later period it was provided that five modii per month should be given without charge to such citizens as might require it.
Now why is the peculiar phraseology used 'from 30 modii 3 modii'?
The Agrimensores reckoned 3 modii of land to the jugerum.
The judex or villicus is required by the laws to see that the colonus or servus shall render by way of agrarium or land tribute according to what he has, from every thirty modii three modii (i.
Those of lower rank received as outfit one pair of oxen and fifty modii of each of the two kinds of seed.
With the single pair of oxen was allotted to the veteran fifty modii of wheat seed, and fifty of oats or pulse.
Corn was distributed from the granaries at xv or xxv modiifor a piece of gold, and the price was still moderate.
Millet (panicum), to be sold to citizens of Milan at 20 modii per solidum, xii.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "modii" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
