The units of measurement of ancient Rome were generally consistent and well documented. The basic unit of Roman linear measurement was the pes (plural:... 36 KB (1,880 words) - 17:04, 4 May 2024 |
Ancient Roman units of measurement Byzantine units of measurement Level staff "Measures". The Oxford Classical Dictionary. 2003. "What is the unit called... 24 KB (921 words) - 23:34, 28 March 2024 |
The ancient Egyptian units of measurement are those used by the dynasties of ancient Egypt prior to its incorporation in the Roman Empire and general adoption... 45 KB (2,759 words) - 18:15, 25 August 2023 |
This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited... 16 KB (1,675 words) - 22:06, 27 March 2024 |
uncommon customary unit of length denoting a brisk single step and equal to 2+1⁄2 feet or 30.0 inches or 76.2 centimetres. The Ancient Roman pace (Latin: passus)... 5 KB (511 words) - 17:06, 18 July 2023 |
English units were the units of measurement used in England up to 1826 (when they were replaced by Imperial units), which evolved as a combination of the... 42 KB (4,260 words) - 08:16, 25 April 2024 |
Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement were used primarily by ancient Israelites and appear frequently within the Hebrew Bible as well as in later... 39 KB (4,967 words) - 21:17, 11 April 2024 |
an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the leuga, the league became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe. Since the Middle... 20 KB (1,385 words) - 17:08, 19 April 2024 |
2019. "Ancient Everyday – Telling Time in the Roman World". Eagles and Dragons Publishing. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019. "Definition of SEXT"... 7 KB (717 words) - 20:22, 7 May 2024 |
of Units (SI). Metrology is the science of developing nationally and internationally accepted units of measurement. In physics and metrology, units are... 23 KB (3,024 words) - 17:41, 1 May 2024 |
amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς) was the unit of measurement of volume in the Greco-Roman era. The term amphora comes from ancient Greece where people... 2 KB (237 words) - 20:09, 9 January 2024 |
ISBN 978-0-19-173958-3. Walthew, C. V. (1981). "Possible Standard Units of Measurement in Roman Military Planning". Britannia. 12: 15–35. doi:10.2307/526241... 4 KB (392 words) - 22:45, 25 March 2024 |
is any of several different units of mass, weight, or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the uncia, an Ancient Roman unit of measurement. The avoirdupois... 14 KB (1,440 words) - 00:40, 19 February 2024 |
of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units). It does not include derived units... 6 KB (549 words) - 08:06, 4 December 2023 |
fraction of a base unit. Many of the unusual units of measurements listed here are colloquial measurements, units devised to compare a measurement to common... 95 KB (11,483 words) - 05:17, 2 May 2024 |
A system of units of measurement, also known as a system of units or system of measurement, is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating... 22 KB (2,454 words) - 15:44, 4 April 2024 |
Oxymel (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text) 2015. One Roman pound libra = 328.9 g See: Ancient Roman units of measurement One hemina = 273 ml See: Ancient Roman units of measurement Antoine Chaumette... 7 KB (698 words) - 21:07, 15 March 2024 |
There are a number of Spanish units of measurement of length or area that are virtually obsolete due to metrication. They include the vara, the cordel... 14 KB (1,032 words) - 03:58, 30 January 2024 |
Tamil units of measurement is a system of measurements that was traditionally used in ancient Tamil-speaking parts of South India. These ancient measurement... 20 KB (1,905 words) - 09:52, 26 April 2023 |
about 0.97 inches or 24.6 millimeters.[citation needed] The Roman ounce was 1⁄12 of a Roman pound. Ancient Roman weights and measures v t e v t e v t e... 2 KB (85 words) - 17:24, 28 December 2023 |
Congius (category Ancient Roman units of measurement) In Ancient Roman measurement, congius (pl. congii, from Greek konkhion, diminutive of konkhē, konkhos, "shellful") was a liquid measure that was about... 7 KB (956 words) - 15:20, 12 October 2023 |
Mile (redirect from Roman mile) Dictionary of Units of Measurement, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, retrieved 5 November 2019. Shuttleworth, M., Building Roman roads, Experiment... 76 KB (6,903 words) - 11:31, 26 April 2024 |
centuriation (Ancient Roman land surveying), centuria was a basic unit of area, representing a square of 20 actus (710 meters, 2400 Roman feet) on a side... 3 KB (339 words) - 19:43, 26 January 2024 |
Jugerum (redirect from Heredium (unit of measure)) origin of the later French unit of area, the arpent. Ancient Roman units of measurement The form iugus as a neuter noun[dubious – discuss] of the third... 4 KB (571 words) - 01:21, 4 October 2023 |
Plumbing – Roman road – Ancient Roman units of measurement – Sanitation in ancient Rome – Amphitheatre – Theatre of Ancient Greece Theatre of Ancient Rome Circus... 21 KB (1,463 words) - 12:14, 24 April 2024 |