The word "mile" comes from the Roman milia, "thousands". The Romans measured distances in paces, which were about five feet. So, milia passum, 1,000 paces or about 5,000 feet, was the length of a mile.
I just found this accurate deifiniton of the Roman mile. I always knew that it was a 1,000 paces, yet I didn't know how much was their pace? I was overjoyed when I finally found this description of a Roman mile.
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