This section is from the book "The Corner Cupboard; Or, Facts For Everybody", by Robert Kemp Philp. Also available from Amazon: The Corner Cupboard; or Facts for Everybody.
The Roman measures of length or distance were feet, cubits, paces, stadia, and miles.
FOOt . . . . . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Cubit..... | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Passus, or Pace . . | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Stadium, or Furlong | 0 | 208 | 3 | 0 |
8 Stadia, or 1000 Paces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Roman Acre contained 240 feet in length, and 120 in breadth, that is, 28,800 square feet.
 
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