. A discourse of the Roman foot, and Denarius: from whence, as from two principles, the measures, and weights, used by the ancients, may be deduced . Hanj othereminent men, rvhohave writ, either dedita opera,orlv Tiae^S^i^t ponderibus, &menfariSj/T^o/y/iiundertake any thing of this nature. Mj anf^er u,that ohfervingin themfo great a variety^ andcon-tradiBion of opinions , I was wii/ing to ufe mined^n judgement, ho^ meanfoever , in giving myfelf private fattsfaBion, And though I intendedthis rvorkj> as a -mpgp^pf to other imployments; yethavingyhj the advantage of travailing in forainparts,
. A discourse of the Roman foot, and Denarius: from whence, as from two principles, the measures, and weights, used by the ancients, may be deduced . Hanj othereminent men, rvhohave writ, either dedita opera,orlv Tiae^S^i^t ponderibus, &menfariSj/T^o/y/iiundertake any thing of this nature. Mj anf^er u,that ohfervingin themfo great a variety^ andcon-tradiBion of opinions , I was wii/ing to ufe mined^n judgement, ho^ meanfoever , in giving myfelf private fattsfaBion, And though I intendedthis rvorkj> as a -mpgp^pf to other imployments; yethavingyhj the advantage of travailing in forainparts, perufed in Jtaly, Greece, and JEgyptimoreAntiquities, then I think^anj of them above na-med jingle, I thought it would not be unacceptable,if I did. Of it is the manner of Travellers , pnblifi>At home,fuch obferi/ations, and difcoveries y as Imade abroad. The which I humbly dedicate to Tott,as out of a defire to exprejfe my gratitude for many \mble favours :fo out of an A^urance, that if theyreceive Tour approbation^ I need not to fear thesenfure of others. Your mofl: obliged friend,and humble fervanr. fohn Grtavesi O F THE ROMANE Hat the foot was the moft recei-ved, and ufuall meafure amongltthe Romans,asthe cubit amongftthe Jews, is a thing not contro-verted by any* ^01^ Poljbius de-fcnbing their ScHtti, makes it in hreadth over thebend t^o\_^OV[izrit~\feet and an half,and in lengthfour feet: or, if it be of a greater fort, a falmemore is to be added to tht^ meafure. And notlong after exprelfing the manner of their caftra-metation,or encamping, he * writes;that oi of-ten as a place is de/ignedfor the campj the Pnetori-um for Generals lodging^ takes up that party^hich is fittefi for profpe^ , and dire^ion. Set-ting therefore up the Standard,where they intend tofix the Vt2tloi\\i,they fo meafure out afcjuare aboutthe Standard, that each fide may be difiant from itan hundred feet, and the whole area contain fourejugera. In iific manner ^ C^/^r, in the defcripti-on of h
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