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Mile
from Latin: mille, "a thousand;" Matt. 5:41
a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each
Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.
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Milefrom Latin: mille, "a thousand;" Matt. 5:41 a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile. |