An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς) was the unit of measurement of volume in the Greco-Roman era.
The term is derived from ancient Greek use of the amphora, a tall terracotta or ceramic jar-like shipping container with two opposed handles near the top.
The Roman amphora quadrantal (≈25.9 litres), was one cubic-pes, holding 80 libra of wine, and was used to measure liquids, bulk goods, the cargo capacity of ships, and the production of vineyards.
The related amphora capitolina standard, was kept in the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
The French amphora, also called the minot de Paris, is 1⁄8 muid or one cubic pied du roi and therefore ≈34.277 litres.