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Definition of Roman mile
1. Noun. An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards.
Definition of Roman mile
1. Noun. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards (1481 meters, 4860 feet). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Mile
Literary usage of Roman mile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"•3234 yards, the Roman mile would be 1617 English yards, or 143 yards less ...
The Roman mile contained 8 Attic stadia. The most common term for the mile is ..."
2. Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and by John Pinkerton, Samuel Vince, Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"ANCIENT AND MODERN, ENGLISH YARDS. Ancient Roman mile Olympic stadium =F of
ancient Roman mile Stadium ^ of ancient Roman mile ..."
3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1839)
"Taking tlio Roman foot at 11-62 English inches, the original Roman mile was
therefore 1614 yards, or nine-tenths and one-sixtieth of an English statute mile ..."
4. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"40), a town in the plain of Philistia, at the f«ft of the mountains of Judah, 22
Roman mile» from Jerusalem, and 10 from Lydda. ..."
5. The Antiquary (1871)
"The Roman mile, it should be premised, ... or 156 Roman mile?, to which the
Itinerary of Antonius very nearly correspond?. I shall take as my starting point ..."
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