Of Alexander. Arrian tells us, that Alexander marched from the lake Aſcania[1] Celæne in five days. This is, according to D'Anville's ancient map of Aſia Minor, 1250 Olympic ſtadia, and 143[2] Engliſh miles by Rochette's map, and the ſame by D'Anville's modern map of Aſia Minor. This makes 250 ſtadia, or 28½ Engliſh miles, for each day's march, allowing nothing for the winding of the road. If ½ allowed on that account, each day's march will be 280 ſtadia, equal to 32 Engliſh miles[3]
Accounts from Herodotus Herodotus tells us, that 200 ſtadia, or 25 Greek miles, equal to 22.893 Engliſh miles, was a day's journey for a foot traveller; and that 150 ſtadia, or 18¼ Greek miles, was a day's march for an army.
From Strabo.Strabo aſſigns 250, or even 300, ſtadia for a day's journey for a foot traveller;From Prcopius and Procopius[4]. mentions 210 as the uſual computation.
From vegetiusVegetius[5], at a time when the Roman diſcipline began to decline, ſays, that the uſual daily march of the army was 20 miles, which was performed in five hours[6]; and that if they accelerated
- ↑ {{greek missing}] Arriani Vit Alexandria, lib. i.
- ↑ 143 Engliſh miles are equal to 1249.248 Olympic ſtadia.
- ↑ Alexander, when more at leiſure, marched from Gaza to Peluiium in ſeven days, which is, according to Mr. D'Anville's map, with the allowance of ⅛ for winding of the road, 1237.5 Olympic ſtadia; or, according to a later map,1252. ſtadia, which is about 178 ſtadia each day, or more than 20 Engliſh miles.
- ↑ Bello Vandalioo, lib. i. c. 1. Procopius ſays, a little after, that it was 40 days journey for a foot traveller from Chaloedon to the Phaſis. The diſtance is, according to Arrian, 8505 ſtadia, or 212.6 ſtadia nearly for each day.
- ↑ He lived about A. D. 387.
- ↑ Lib. i. cap. 9.
it could ſcarcely have been continued forſo many days ſucceſſively.
