The length of a Roman foot, which was called a "pes", was based on the "unciae" which was the Roman inch. Twelve unciae equalled one Roman foot, just as in our measurements twelve inches equals one foot.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The ancient Roman units of measurement were built on the Hellenic system with Egyptian, Hebrew, and Mesopotamian influences. The Roman units were comparatively consistent and well documented.
they didn't use the foot:
it was the pace (distance of a step) and/or the cubit
both about a half yard
Legend says that the Greek unit of a foot was based on an actual measurement of Hercules' foot.
The Roman foot was called a "pes" and was 11.6 inches.
The length of three hands.
The Roman foot was based off of the Roman inch, just as our feet and inches are related. However the Romans had nothing as simple as our inch, foot, yard, mile measurement. They had several length measurements before they finally reached the term for the Roman mile. The Roman foot was 12 unicae, (inches) and was called a pes. Five pedes (plural of pes) was 1 passus. 1000 passus was a mile.
A foot was based on the size of Hercules's foot
The min Roman units for measuring length were the digitus (finger), the uncia or pollex (inch or thumb), the palums (palm width), palmus maior (palm length), the pes (plural piedes, foot), the cubitus (cubit, 1 1/2 piedes), the passus (pace, 5 piedes), the stadium (plural stadia, 625 piedes), and the mille passuum or milliarium (plural millaria, mile, 5,000 piedes). The foot was not taken from measuring the steps of soldiers. It was based on the average length of a foot. The British adopted the foot as unit of measurement, but it is longer than that of the Romans. A Roman foot was 0.971 British ft.
The Roman Empire did not travel. Empires are political entities, not people. Therefore, they do not travel. In antiquity people travelled overland on foot, on donkeys, on horses or in wagons. They also used boats on rivers and lakes and ships to cross the seas.
The Roman foot, or "pes" was 11.6 inches.
The length of three hands.
This may sound very strange, but the answer is anyone's foot!
as he name says, it was based on a human foot
A roman foot is 296.2 mm
The length of an average male foot.
A king from the Roman Empire
The foot BEE-OTCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
based on paces
The Roman foot was based off of the Roman inch, just as our feet and inches are related. However the Romans had nothing as simple as our inch, foot, yard, mile measurement. They had several length measurements before they finally reached the term for the Roman mile. The Roman foot was 12 unicae, (inches) and was called a pes. Five pedes (plural of pes) was 1 passus. 1000 passus was a mile.
Early measurement units, such as the foot, were based on the size or length of a body part. For example, a foot was the approximate length of a man's foot. Over time, different people changed the exact measurement, such as kings making their feet the standard foot size. The Imperial measurement system (and now the US Customary system) defines a foot as 12 inches.
A foot was based on the size of Hercules's foot