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Pes Sestertius. 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.

pes sestertius to kilometer (km)
pes sestertius to meter (m)
pes sestertius to centimeter (cm)
pes sestertius 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.

pes sestertius to mile (mi)
pes sestertius to yard (yd)
pes sestertius to foot (ft)
pes sestertius 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.

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

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

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

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / / 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

pes sestertius to cubit
pes sestertius to span
pes sestertius to handbreadth
pes sestertius 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.

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

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

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

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

pes sestertius to meile
pes sestertius to ruthe
pes sestertius to elle
pes sestertius to fuss
pes sestertius to zoll
pes sestertius 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.

pes sestertius to meile
pes sestertius to ruthe
pes sestertius to klafner
pes sestertius to fuss
pes sestertius to zoll
pes sestertius to linie
pes sestertius 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.

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