(from the article `measurement system`) ...and amphora for dry products and the quartarus, sextarius, congius, urna, and amphora for liquids. Since all of these were based on the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/127
Con'gi·us noun [ Latin ] 1. (Roman Antiq.) A liquid measure containing about three quarts. 2. (Medicine) A gallon, or four quarts. [ Often abbreviated to cong. ] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/136
(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters). · an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters). Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/congius