MILLE PASSUS, or Millia Passuum; a very common expression among the ancient Romans for a measure of distance, commonly called a mille. Milliarium, rarely used. Which Hesychius made to consist of seven stadia; Plutarch, little short of eight; but many others, as Strabo and Polybius, make it just eight stadia. The reason of this difference seems to be, that the former had a regard to the Grecian foot, which is greater than the Roman or Italic. This distance is oftentimes called lapis, which sec. Each passus consisted of five feet, (Columella).