A step ( la, gradus,
') was a
Roman unit
Unit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''
* Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation
Music
* ''Unit'' (a ...
of
length equal to 2½
Roman feet (') or ½
Roman pace ('). Following its standardization under
Agrippa Agrippa may refer to:
People Antiquity
* Agrippa (mythology), semi-mythological king of Alba Longa
* Agrippa (astronomer), Greek astronomer from the late 1st century
* Agrippa the Skeptic, Skeptic philosopher at the end of the 1st century
* Agr ...
, one step was roughly equivalent to .
The
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantin ...
pace ( grc-gre, βήμα, ''bḗma'') was an adaption of the Roman step, a distance of 2½
Greek feet.
Similarly, the
US customary pace is a distance of 2½
feet or
.
See also
*
Pace (unit)
A pace is a unit of length consisting either of one normal walking step (approximately ), or of a double step, returning to the same foot (approximately ). The normal pace length decreases with age and some health conditions. The word "pace" is ...
*
Roman and
Byzantine units
*
US customary units
References
Units of length
Ancient Roman units of measurement
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