Remen. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Ancient Egypt

Remen. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

remen to kilometer (km)
remen to meter (m)
remen to centimeter (cm)
remen to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

remen to mile (mi)
remen to yard (yd)
remen to foot (ft)
remen to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

remen to iteru (river measure)
remen to knet (rod of cord)
remen to nbiw (pole)
remen to meh niswt (royal cubit)
remen to meh nedjes (short cubit)
remen to djeser, bu
remen to pedj-aa (large span)
remen to pedj-sheser (small span)
remen to amem (fist)
remen to deret (hand)
remen to shesep (palm)
remen to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

remen to schoinos (σχοινός)
remen to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
remen to dolichos (δόλιχος)
remen to milion (μίλιον)
remen to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
remen to diaulos (δίαυλος)
remen to στάδιον, stadion
remen to stadium olympic
remen to stadium attic
remen to stadium ptolemey
remen to plethron (πλέθρον)
remen to hamma (ἅμμα)
remen to dekapous (δεκάπους)
remen to akaina (ἄκαινα)
remen to kalamos (κάλαμος)
remen to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
remen to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
remen to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
remen to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
remen to pygōn (πυγών)
remen to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
remen to pous (πούς, foot)
remen to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
remen to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
remen to lichas (λιχάς)
remen to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
remen to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
remen to dōron (δῶρον)
remen to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
remen to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
remen to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

remen to schœnus (rush rope)
remen to leuga (league)
remen to mille passus (mile)
remen to stadium (stade, furlong)
remen to actus
remen to decempeda
remen to pertica (perch)
remen to passus (pace)
remen to pes sestertius
remen to gradus (step)
remen to cubitus (cubit)
remen to palmipes
remen to pes (foot)
remen to palmus major (palm length)
remen to palmus (palm width)
remen to uncia (inch)
remen to pollex (thumb)
remen to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

remen to cubit
remen to span
remen to handbreadth
remen to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

remen to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
remen to legua marina (nautical)
remen to legua
remen to milla marina (nautical)
remen to milla
remen to cuerda of Valencia
remen to cuerda
remen to estadal
remen to braza
remen to paso
remen to vara
remen to codo de ribera
remen to codo
remen to pie
remen to palmo
remen to coto
remen to pulgada
remen to linea
remen to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

remen to braça
remen to toesa
remen to passo geométrico
remen to vara
remen to côvado
remen to pé
remen to palmo de craveira
remen to polegada
remen to linha
remen to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

remen to lieue commune
remen to lieue marine
remen to lieue de post
remen to lieue metrique
remen to arpent
remen to perche
remen to toise
remen to pied [foot]
remen to pouce [inch]
remen to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

remen to mile
remen to verst
remen to mezhevaya verst
remen to kosaya sazhen
remen to sazhen
remen to makhovaya sazhen
remen to arshin
remen to ell
remen to foot
remen to pyad
remen to vershok
remen to inch
remen to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

remen to meile
remen to ruthe
remen to elle
remen to fuss
remen to zoll
remen to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

remen to meile
remen to ruthe
remen to klafner
remen to fuss
remen to zoll
remen to linie
remen to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

remen to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
remen to mil (mile)
remen to fjärdingsväg
remen to rev before 1855
remen to rev after 1855
remen to stång
remen to famn (fanthom)
remen to aln (forealrm)
remen to fot (foot)
remen to kvarter
remen to tvärhand (hand)
remen to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
remen to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
remen to linje (line) before 1855
remen to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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