Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

ROMAN MEASURES OF LENGTIT.
L, SMALLER MEASURES. Decimals of a Foot. Feet. Inches.
Digitus - - - 060675 -7281
1 UNCIA* or Pollex - - 0809 908
4 3 Palmus - - *2427 | 2 9124
12 9 3 Palmus lfajor (of late times) - - - 7281 87372
16 12 4 11 1 y - Et 9708 11 6496|
20 15,5 1,2- 14 Palmipes - 1- 2135 1 2562
24 18 6 2 1- 1 CUBITTus - 1'4562 1 54744
(1) NOTES TO TABLE I.
* Some make the 3oxiu a —7rLOaci. M
f The accounts of these measures are various and somewhat confused. (See Wurm, p. 91; Hussey, p. 235.)
$ A measure mentioned by some late writers, which, from its name, may be presumed to have been used for measuring timber.
N. B. - Approximate Values. From the above Table, it will be seen that the Greek Foot, Cubit, and Orguia, only exceed the English Foot, Foot and a half,
and Fathom, by about 1-10th, 2-l0ths, and 8-lOths of an inch respectively.
(2) NOTES TO TABLE II.
It is not thought necessary to give the xwhole scale of the Uncial divisions of the foot. They can easily be calculated from the Uncia.
N. B. - Approximate Values. The Roman Uncia, Pes, and Cubitus only fall short of our Inch, Foot, and Foot and a half, by less than 1-10th, 4-10ths, ani
6-10ths of an inch respectively.