Metronomi
Metronomi (Ancient Greek: μετρονόμοι) were officers in ancient Athens. They were members of the Athenian police and appointed by lot. Their duty was to check that the proper weights and measures were used in the market and prosecute whoever used false measure.[1]
Their number is not clear, some say that they were ten, one from each tribe. Five for the city and five for Piraeus. Others say that they were fifteen (ten for Piraeus and five for the city), others twenty four (fifteen for the Piraeus and nine for the city).[2]
They also had subordinates which were called Prometretae.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), M, Mesomēdes, Metronŏmi". www.perseus.tufts.edu.
- ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, William Smith, Charles Anthon, 1843, p. 637
- ^ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), METRO´NOMI". www.perseus.tufts.edu.