On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:58:33 +0000, derek
wrote:



Read it somewhere just recently (Don't think it was in this thread)


Sorry to follow up my own post. it was in:

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/length.htm

Very interesting.

1 mile = 1 (Roman) mille = 1,000 standard double paces (Left + Right)
of a marching Roman Soldier.


DG