Palmipes. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Ancient Roman

Palmipes. 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.

palmipes to kilometer (km)
palmipes to meter (m)
palmipes to centimeter (cm)
palmipes 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.

palmipes to mile (mi)
palmipes to yard (yd)
palmipes to foot (ft)
palmipes 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.

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

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

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

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Biblical

palmipes to cubit
palmipes to span
palmipes to handbreadth
palmipes 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.

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

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

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

palmipes to mile
palmipes to verst
palmipes to mezhevaya verst
palmipes to kosaya sazhen
palmipes to sazhen
palmipes to makhovaya sazhen
palmipes to arshin
palmipes to ell
palmipes to foot
palmipes to pyad
palmipes to vershok
palmipes to inch
palmipes 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.

palmipes to meile
palmipes to ruthe
palmipes to elle
palmipes to fuss
palmipes to zoll
palmipes 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.

palmipes to meile
palmipes to ruthe
palmipes to klafner
palmipes to fuss
palmipes to zoll
palmipes to linie
palmipes 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.

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