A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities

by William Smith

TABLE IV.
ROMAN MEASURES OF LENGTH.

II. Larger Measures.—Land and Itinerary.									Miles.	Feet.	Inches.
[Pes]									”	”	11·6496
1½	Cubitus								”	1	5·4744
2½	1⅔	Gradus, or Pes Sestertius							”	2	5·124
5	3⅓	2	[Passus]						”	4	10·248
10	6⅔	4	2	Decempeda, or Pertica					”	9	8·496
120	80	48	24	12	Actus (in length)				”	116	5·952
5000	3333⅓	2000	1000	500	41⅔	[Mille Passuum]			”	4854	”
7500	5000	3000	1500	750	62½	1½	Gallic Leuga		1	2003	”
375,000	250,000	150,000	75,000	37,500	3125	75	50	Degree[6]	68	5110	”

N.B.—The Roman mile only differs from the English by less than 1-10th.

[6] See [Note to Table III].

TABLE V.
GRECIAN MEASURES OF SURFACE.

Ordinary Land Measures.							Perches.	Square Feet.
ΠΟΥΣ (Square Foot)							”	1·0226
36	Ἑξαπόδης						”	36·81456
100	27/9	Ἄκαινα (Square of the καλαμος)					”	102·26266
833⅓	234/27	8⅓	Ἡμίεκτος				3	35·439
1666⅔	468/27	16⅔	2	Ἕκτος			6	70·877
2500	694/9	25	3	1½	Ἄρουρα		9	106·318
10,000	2777/9	100	12	6	4	ΠΛΈΘΡΟΝ	37	153·02[7]

[7] This differs from a rood, or a quarter of an acre, by little more than 2 perches; for the rood contains 40 perches.

TABLE VI.
ROMAN MEASURES OF SURFACE.

Ordinary Land Measures.										Acres.	Roods.	Perches.	Square Feet.
[Pes Quadratus]										”	”	”	·9445
100	Scrupulum, or Decempeda Quadrata									”	”	”	94·245
480	4⅘	[Actus Simplex]								”	”	1	180·127
2400	24	5	Uncia[8]							”	”	8	83·885
3600	36	7½	1½	Clima						”	”	12	125·83
14,400	144	30	6	4	[Actus Quadratus]					”	1	9	231·07
28,800	288	60	12	8	2	[Jugerum]				”	2	19	189·89[9]
57,600	576	120	24	16	4	2	Heredium			1	0	39	107·53[10]
5,760,000	57,600	12,000	2400	1600	400	200	100	Centuria		124	2	19	135·25
23,040,000	230,400	48,000	9600	6400	1600	800	400	4	Saltus	498	1	37	268·75[11]