Roman
longer units of length

See also: Roman shorter units of length

mille passus

stade

8

decempeda

62½

500

passus

2

125

1,000

gradus

2

4

250

2,000

cubit

5/3

3 1/3

6 2/3

416 2/3

3,333 1/3

palmipes

6/5

2

4

8

500

4,000

pes

5

10

625

5,000

295.7
mm

369.63
mm

443.55
mm

73.92
cm

1.478
m

2.957
m

184.81
m

1,478.5
m

 

Pes corresponds to a foot, a gradus is the length of a step and the passus is a pace, two steps.

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