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height = ???
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originally marble covered in gilt bronze
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major cities of the empire and their distances are inscribed on
it
metaphorical
centre of the empire
Location
lost
All
distances in the Roman Empire measured to this point
All
roads lead to Rome
The
unit of distance 'mille passus' (literally "a thousand paces"
in Latin, with one pace being equal to two steps) was first used
by the Romans and denoted a distance of 1,000 paces or 5,000 Roman
feet, and corresponded to about 1,480 meters, or 1,618 modern
yards. This unit is now known as the Roman mile
Alexandria
- founded 334 by Alexander the Great
Jerusalem -
Londinium
Constantinople
Carthage
Gaza
List
3 reasons why the measurements given here would not be written
on th ecolumn.
Why
is their discrepency?
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Roman mile
As crow flies
terain - ups and downs
How
was it lost?
