roman mile (Meaning)
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roman mile (n)
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
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roman mile Sentence Examples
- The Roman mile, approximately 1.48 kilometers, was the standard unit of distance in the Roman Empire.
- Legions marched at a speed of about 4 Roman miles per hour.
- The Via Appia, one of the most important Roman roads, extended over 363 Roman miles.
- The Roman mile was divided into 5,000 Roman feet.
- A Roman chariot race could cover a distance of up to 10 Roman miles.
- The distance from Rome to Ostia, a port city, was approximately 16 Roman miles.
- The Roman army used milestones to mark every Roman mile along major roads.
- Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul covered over 2,000 Roman miles.
- The Roman mile was equivalent to about 0.87 modern miles.
- The Great Wall of China stretches for over 13,000 Roman miles.
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an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The Roman mile, approximately 1.48 kilometers, was the standard unit of distance in the Roman Empire.
Legions marched at a speed of about 4 Roman miles per hour.
The Via Appia, one of the most important Roman roads, extended over 363 Roman miles.
The Roman mile was divided into 5,000 Roman feet.
