Definition of Roman mile

1. Noun. An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards.

Exact synonyms: Mile
Generic synonyms: Linear Measure, Linear Unit
Derivative terms: Miler, Miler

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

Roman bath
Roman baths
Roman building
Roman calendar
Roman candle
Roman candles
Roman collar
Roman coriander
Roman cursive
Roman deity
Roman fever
Roman holiday
Roman hyacinth
Roman law
Roman mile (current term)
Roman miles
Roman mythology
Roman nettle
Roman nose
Roman noses
Roman numeral
Roman numerals
Roman pace
Roman ring
Roman rings
Roman square capitals
Roman wormwood
Romana's sign

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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