# Fragmenta Heroniana 1-8

Hero of Alexandria, Fragmenta Heroniana, 11. Tabula Heroniana VII. (Vide prol. § 30.). Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/hero-of-alexandria/fragmenta-heroniana/1-8

. Τῶν δὲ ἐν τοῖϲ μεγέθεϲι μετρήϲεων μέρη καταμετροῦντα τὰ ὅλα ἐϲτὶ τάδε· δάκτυλοϲ, παλαιϲτή, ϲπιθαμή, πούϲ, πῆχυϲ, βῆμα, ὀργυιά. πάντων δὲ ἐλαχιϲτότερόν ἐϲτι δάκτυλοϲ· διαιρεῖται δὲ καὶ εἰϲ μέρη ἐϲθ᾿ ὅτε μὲν γὰρ καὶ ϛ καὶ γ˝ καὶ λοιπὰ μόρια. εἰϲὶ δὲ καὶ ἕτερα μέρη ἐπινενοημένα τιϲὶ τάδε ἄμπελοϲ, πάϲϲον, ἄκενα, πλέθρον, ἰούγερον, ϲτάδιον, μίλιον, ϲχοῖνοϲ, ϲχοῖνοϲ Περϲικὴ καὶ ϲχοῖνοϲ Ἑλληνικὴ καὶ λοιπά. Τί τῶν εἰρημένων ἕκαϲτον δύναται;

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Hero of Alexandria, Fragmenta Heroniana, ed. Frederick Hultsch. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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