Area Measurements
Roman
Area Measurements |
Unit |
Roman
Equivelant |
Description |
Modern |
Centuria (centuriae) |
100 heredia |
Roughly measured as the area
taken up by a single century of Roman legionaries. |
124 acres or 506 sq. km |
Heredium (heredia) |
2 iugera |
28,800 sq. Roman feet. |
1.24 acres or 5,060 sq. meters |
Iugerium (iugera) |
2 actus quadrans |
Approximately 3000 square
yards. This was roughly the area of land a pair of oxen could plough in
a day. |
5/8 acre or 2,530 sq. meters |
Actus Quadrans |
1/2 iugera |
Translated as 'square driving'.
Roughly 14,400 sq. Roman feet. |
.312 acres or .126 hectares |
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