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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMPHORAE

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Amphorae is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AMPHORAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Amphora

An amphora is a type of container of a characteristic shape and size, descending from at least as early as the Neolithic Period. Amphorae were used in vast numbers for the transport and storage of various products, both liquid and dry, but mostly for wine. It is most often ceramic, but examples in metals and other materials have been found. The amphora complements the large storage container, the pithos, which makes available capacities between one-half and two and one-half tons. In contrast, the amphora holds under a half-ton, typically less than 100 pounds. The bodies of the two types have similar shapes. Where the pithos may have multiple small loops or lugs for fastening a rope harness, the amphora has two expansive handles joining the shoulder of the body and a long neck. The necks of pithoi are wide for scooping or bucket access. The necks of amphorae are narrow for pouring by a person holding it by the bottom and a handle. Some variants exist. The handles might not be present. The size may require two or three handlers to lift.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMPHORAE

amphistomatic
amphistomous
amphistylar
amphitheatral
amphitheatre
amphitheatric
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrically
amphithecia
amphithecium
amphitricha
amphitrichous
Amphitrite
amphitropous
Amphitryon
ampholyte
amphora
amphoral
amphoric
amphoteric

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMPHORAE

agorae
Arae
aurae
aurorae
brae
Dies Irae
fenestrae
florae
frae
Horae
Lyrae
marae
microflorae
morae
porae
Skara Brae
Tenebrae
tesserae
umbrae
vertebrae

Synonyms and antonyms of amphorae in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «amphorae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMPHORAE

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Translator English - Chinese

双耳瓦罐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ánforas
570 millions of speakers

English

amphorae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

amphorae
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجرار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

амфоры
278 millions of speakers

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ânforas
270 millions of speakers

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amphorae
260 millions of speakers

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amphores
220 millions of speakers

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Amphorae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amphoren
180 millions of speakers

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アンフォラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

amphorae
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amphorae
85 millions of speakers
vi

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amphorae
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பானைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमोरोए
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amphoralar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anfore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amfory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

амфори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amfore
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αμφορείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

amphorae
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

amphorae
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

amforaer
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMPHORAE»

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Transport amphorae and trade in the Eastern Mediterranean: ...
Transport amphorae were chosen as the theme of this colloquium because of their great potential for elucidating ancient economic history.
Jonas Eiring, John Lund, 2004
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Amphorae in Britain and the Western Empire
This volume of the JRPS focuses on amphorae, the great long-distance travellers of the Roman pottery world.
Judith Plouviez, 2003
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Greek transport amphorae: a petrological and archaeological ...
In this book Whitbread surveys this methodology but compares it with the results of his own extensive work on the ceramic petrology of Greek amphorae.
I. K. Whitbread, 1995
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Roman amphorae from the Amber Route in Western Pannonia
A study of the different types of amphorae found along the important Amber trade route in western Pannonia. It throws light on the history of the province, as well as the commercial connections of the Roman Empire.
Tamás Bezeczky, 1987
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Attic Black-figured Amphorae
ThIS FASCICULE publishes fifty-six Attic black-figured vases and fragments in The Metropolitan Museum of Art : the panel amphorae (types A, B, and C) and the Panathenaic amphorae (prize vases, uninscribed Panathenaics, and miniature ...
Dietrich Von Bothmer, 1963
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Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical World
AMPHORAE. (EAST). iSHCIVS A5TACIV5 celebrations. Animal fighters also became heroic figures, the embodiment of martial valor and success that gladiators used to represent. BIBL.: K. Coleman, "Fatal Charades: Roman Executions ...
Glen Warren Bowersock, Peter Brown, Oleg Grabar, 1999
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Ceramic Industries of Medieval Nubia
The overwhelming majority of specimens are ribbed amphorae in Forms Z4 and Z6. Because of the volume of wine trade in X-Group and Early Christian times, this ware is more abundant and more widely distributed in Nubia than is any other ...
William Yewdale Adams, 1986
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Herakles Iconography on Tyrrhenian Amphorae
The Etruscans, well-known in the ancient world for seafaring and trade, held deep beliefs about death and the afterlife, and often placed foreign objects in their tombs which fit with these traditions.
Megan Lynne Thomsen, 2005
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Corp Inscr Lat Vol 15 Pars 2 Fasc 1 ND
3413 in collo amphorae parvae [repos, urb.]. CC ""□ CíTl' Descripsi. 3414 in collari amphorae minorie [mus. Kirch, ampl.]. [ — -J PCBSCV Descripsi. 3415 in fragmento amphorae rep. in via Baccina [repos, orb ]. Descripsi. 3416 in campana ...
Heinrich Dressel, 1969
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LRCW I: late Roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae ...
This substantial volume presents the proceedings of the LRCW I, the first international conference on Roman pottery other than tablewares held in Barcelona in 2002.
Josep María Gurt Esparraguera, J. Ma Gurt i Esparraguera, J. Buxeda i Garrigós, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMPHORAE»

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Celebrate summer with a colorful bouquet of art
... DeNicolis Meyer (abstract, brightly-colored quilts), Robin Siegl (industrial waterfront oil paintings) and Ariana Heinzman (ceramic amphorae). «Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, Jul 15»
2
Prague drank wine
The wines are made in kvevri — amphorae buried in the ground much as they were in ancient times in Georgia and are bottled and released in ... «Prague Post, Jul 15»
3
Ancient Greeks Apparently Feared Zombies so Much They Weighed …
They also found two bodies weighed down at the head, feet, and torso with large stones and amphorae, apparently to keep them in their place. «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»
4
Azhagankulam was in the big league
They yielded Roman amphorae (jars for storing wine), two copper coins, roofing tiles, black and red potsherds. A trench dug at Parithikaadu ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
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How ancient port Arikamedu near Pondicherry was discovered by …
Certain kinds of foreign pottery originating from lands around the Mediterranean Sea were also found, including jars known as amphorae, with ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
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Sulphur-free wine tastes great but isn't made to last
The ancient Romans burned sulphur candles inside amphorae before filling them with wine because they knew it helped the wine stay fresh; ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
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Altamira in Cantabria hosts additional Neanderthal exhibition until …
... in National Geographic History Magazine This Roman wreck off the Alicante coast was carrying 2,500 amphorae of fish sauceThe Bou Ferrer ... «Spanish News Today, Jun 15»
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Spanish government refuses to de-classify historical documents …
... in National Geographic History Magazine This Roman wreck off the Alicante coast was carrying 2,500 amphorae of fish sauceThe Bou Ferrer ... «Spanish News Today, Jun 15»
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Ferguson picture book to represent Missouri at National Book Festival
Amphorae has national distribution, says a press release about the new edition. The new edition will have more pictures. It will be 52 pages in ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
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Τhe Μystery of the Antikythera Shipwreck Further Unfolds
However, the proximity of other findings such as anchors and amphorae from the same era made archaeologists consider the possibility that ... «Greek Reporter, Jun 15»

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