Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, chapter 636

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[*] 636. The Roman Measures of Length are the following: —

12 inches (unciae) =1 Roman Foot ( pēs: 11.65 English inches).
1 1/2 Feet=1 Cubit (cubitum).—2 1/2 Feet=1 Step (gradus).
5 Feet=1 Pace (passus).—1000 Paces ( mīlle passuum )= 1 Mile.

The Roman mile was equal to 4850 English feet.

The iūgerum , or unit of measure of land, was an area of 240 (Roman) feet long and 120 broad; a little less than 2/3 of an English acre.

Ginn and Company, 1903.

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