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What was the length of the foot during the roman empire time?
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.
What was the foot based off of in the time of the roman empire?
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.
What is the weight of the first flashlight?
The first flashlight weighed more than six pounds and had a handmade battery that was half a foot long!
Around the time of the roman empire the term inchfootand yard were refined?
A foot was based on the size of Hercules's foot
What was the first empire to conquer and rule gaul?
The Roman Empire, if you mean "empire" but if you mean "Emperor" it was Caesar who conquered it and became emperor not long thereafter.
