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Friday, May 18, 2012
All roads lead to Rome
And now there's an Imperial Mapquest to give you directions from Gallia Narbonensus.
Nice touch calculating that going by boat is both faster and cheaper. Roman roads were unmatched until the 19th Century, but you still wanted to sail if you could.
The Roman Army marching pace was standardized at what (in our units) was 5.28 feet. This was measured by the distance between two successive left or right foot placements.
Distances in the Roman world were measured in thousands of paces, or mille passuum, from which comes our word "mile." And 1,000 Roman Army paces = 5,280 feet.
I see a Top Gear race in the making here, Imperial Roman Style. Hammond and May sailing across the Med, with Clarkson in a high-speed chariot (It's Italian horsepower, after all)
Sweet!
ReplyDeleteNICE!!! :-) Somebody had WAY too much time on their hands...LOL
ReplyDeleteThat's kinda kool, right there.
ReplyDeleteHeh. At least they don't have you swimming, or building a kayak like Google Maps does. LOL
ReplyDeleteThe Roman Army marching pace was standardized at what (in our units) was 5.28 feet. This was measured by the distance between two successive left or right foot placements.
ReplyDeleteDistances in the Roman world were measured in thousands of paces, or mille passuum, from which comes our word "mile." And 1,000 Roman Army paces = 5,280 feet.
I see a Top Gear race in the making here, Imperial Roman Style. Hammond and May sailing across the Med, with Clarkson in a high-speed chariot (It's Italian horsepower, after all)
ReplyDeleteChris, that idea is filled with win.
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