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Measures of Length
 
 
SMALLER MEASURES
mm
 Approx
Imperial
Measure		 Digitus UNCIA or
Pollex		 Palmus Palmus major
Digitus
18.5
 - 1 - - -
UNCIA or Pollex
24.7
1"
 - 1 - -
Palmus
74.0
3"
 4 3 1 -
Palmus Major (of late times)
221.9
9"
 12 9 3 1
PES
295.9
1' 0"
 16 12 4 -
Palmipes
369.9
 - 20 15 5 -
CUBITUS
443.8
1' 6"
 24 18 6 2

 
LARGER MEASURES
m
 PES CUBITUS Gradus or
Pes Sestertius		 PASSUS Decempeda
or Pertica
PES
0.30
 1 - - - -
CUBITUS
0.44
 - 1 - - -
Gradus or Pes Sestertius
0.74
 - - 1 - -
PASSUS
1.48
 5 - 2 1 -
Decempeda or Pertica
2.96
 10 - 4 2 1
Actus (in length)
35.51
 120 80 48 24 12
MILLE PASSUM
1,479.50
 5000 - 2000 1000 500
Gallic Leuga
2,219.86
 7500 5000 3000 1500 750
NB The Roman pace (PASSUS) was calculated as the distance from the heel of one foot
to the heel of the same foot when it next touched the ground. This makes it exactly equivalent
to the contemporary 30" pace of the British and US armies.

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