Diaulos (δίαυλος). Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Ancient Greek

Diaulos (δίαυλος). 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.

diaulos (δίαυλος) to kilometer (km)
diaulos (δίαυλος) to meter (m)
diaulos (δίαυλος) to centimeter (cm)
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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.

diaulos (δίαυλος) to mile (mi)
diaulos (δίαυλος) to yard (yd)
diaulos (δίαυλος) to foot (ft)
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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.

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

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / 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.

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

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / / 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.

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

diaulos (δίαυλος) to cubit
diaulos (δίαυλος) to span
diaulos (δίαυλος) to handbreadth
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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.

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

diaulos (δίαυλος) to braça
diaulos (δίαυλος) to toesa
diaulos (δίαυλος) to passo geométrico
diaulos (δίαυλος) to vara
diaulos (δίαυλος) to côvado
diaulos (δίαυλος) to pé
diaulos (δίαυλος) to palmo de craveira
diaulos (δίαυλος) to polegada
diaulos (δίαυλος) to linha
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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

diaulos (δίαυλος) to lieue commune
diaulos (δίαυλος) to lieue marine
diaulos (δίαυλος) to lieue de post
diaulos (δίαυλος) to lieue metrique
diaulos (δίαυλος) to arpent
diaulos (δίαυλος) to perche
diaulos (δίαυλος) to toise
diaulos (δίαυλος) to pied [foot]
diaulos (δίαυλος) to pouce [inch]
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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

diaulos (δίαυλος) to mile
diaulos (δίαυλος) to verst
diaulos (δίαυλος) to mezhevaya verst
diaulos (δίαυλος) to kosaya sazhen
diaulos (δίαυλος) to sazhen
diaulos (δίαυλος) to makhovaya sazhen
diaulos (δίαυλος) to arshin
diaulos (δίαυλος) to ell
diaulos (δίαυλος) to foot
diaulos (δίαυλος) to pyad
diaulos (δίαυλος) to vershok
diaulos (δίαυλος) to inch
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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.

diaulos (δίαυλος) to meile
diaulos (δίαυλος) to ruthe
diaulos (δίαυλος) to elle
diaulos (δίαυλος) to fuss
diaulos (δίαυλος) to zoll
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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.

diaulos (δίαυλος) to meile
diaulos (δίαυλος) to ruthe
diaulos (δίαυλος) to klafner
diaulos (δίαυλος) to fuss
diaulos (δίαυλος) to zoll
diaulos (δίαυλος) to linie
diaulos (δίαυλος) 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.

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