Dōron (δῶρον). Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Ancient Greek

Dōron (δῶρον). 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.

dōron (δῶρον) to kilometer (km)
dōron (δῶρον) to meter (m)
dōron (δῶρον) to centimeter (cm)
dōron (δῶρον) 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.

dōron (δῶρον) to mile (mi)
dōron (δῶρον) to yard (yd)
dōron (δῶρον) to foot (ft)
dōron (δῶρον) 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.

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

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

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

dōron (δῶρον) to cubit
dōron (δῶρον) to span
dōron (δῶρον) to handbreadth
dōron (δῶρον) 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.

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

dōron (δῶρον) to braça
dōron (δῶρον) to toesa
dōron (δῶρον) to passo geométrico
dōron (δῶρον) to vara
dōron (δῶρον) to côvado
dōron (δῶρον) to pé
dōron (δῶρον) to palmo de craveira
dōron (δῶρον) to polegada
dōron (δῶρον) to linha
dōron (δῶρον) 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

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

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

dōron (δῶρον) to meile
dōron (δῶρον) to ruthe
dōron (δῶρον) to elle
dōron (δῶρον) to fuss
dōron (δῶρον) to zoll
dōron (δῶρον) 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.

dōron (δῶρον) to meile
dōron (δῶρον) to ruthe
dōron (δῶρον) to klafner
dōron (δῶρον) to fuss
dōron (δῶρον) to zoll
dōron (δῶρον) to linie
dōron (δῶρον) 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.

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