parasang Synonyms
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parasang Meaning
parasang (n.)
A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.
parasang Sentence Examples
- The exhausted traveler trudged on, knowing that each parasang brought him closer to his destination.
- The army marched an arduous 20 parasangs through the unforgiving desert.
- The spies cautiously followed the enemy, keeping several parasangs behind for safety.
- The distance between the two cities was estimated to be approximately 12 parasangs.
- The Persian king ordered his nobles to travel one parasang ahead of his entourage.
- Xenophon's Anabasis provides a vivid account of the Greek army's march of 3,000 parasangs.
- The Persian royal road stretched an impressive 1,600 parasangs from Susa to Sardis.
- Darius the Great standardized the use of the parasang as a unit of distance throughout his empire.
- Herodotus estimated the Persian army's march to Marathon to be around two parasangs per day.
- The phrase "10,000 parasangs" was often used in ancient literature to describe an extremely long journey.
FAQs About the word parasang
A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in
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The exhausted traveler trudged on, knowing that each parasang brought him closer to his destination.
The army marched an arduous 20 parasangs through the unforgiving desert.
The spies cautiously followed the enemy, keeping several parasangs behind for safety.
The distance between the two cities was estimated to be approximately 12 parasangs.
