A step (,
') was a
Roman unit of
length
Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with Dimension (physical quantity), dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a Base unit (measurement), base unit for length is chosen, ...
equal to 2½
Roman feet (') or ½
Roman pace ('). Following its standardization under
Agrippa, one step was roughly equivalent to .
The
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
pace (, ''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
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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 a ...
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Roman and
Byzantine units
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US customary units
United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories since being standardized and adopted in 1832. The United States customary system developed from English units that ...
References
Units of length
Ancient Roman units of measurement
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