Oh, dude, ancient measurements are like trying to use a flip phone in a smartphone world. They're outdated, inconsistent, and just plain confusing. Imagine trying to build a house using cubits and furlongs - good luck with that! So yeah, the disadvantages are pretty much that they're as useful as a chocolate teapot in modern times.
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There were many more than five. The ancient Romans used the millarium, akt, decimpeda, pace and cubit just to measure distance.
Architecture. Engineering. Navigation. Measurements for construction or other purposes. The Ancient Romans used it to fire catapults.
Exactly in the same way as we use geometry today for their constructions of pyramids and land measurements.
Parts of the body and statues were used as measurements for length. Weights were made out f stone, bronze, or pottery.