How was the length of a mile first determined?

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Throughout history many units of length named 'mile' have been used, with widely differing definitions, originating with the Roman mile of approximately 1479 metres. A Roman mile consisted of 1000 'double steps', or two strides by a Roman soldier. The word mile is derived from the word millia passuum, a thousand paces. http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile Jan 11 04, 2:36 PM

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