Sentence examples for roman standard from inspiring English sources

Roman linear measures were based on the Roman standard foot (pes).

When Roman Standard was installed in Liverpool in 2004, the Tracey Emin sculpture was dismissed by some as "bird on a rusting pole".

Several centuries were to pass before the invading Teutonic peoples evolved forms of furniture that approached the Roman standard of domestic equipment.

Spada upholds the Roman standard for refined masculine sportswear with pashmina and cashmere ties ($126), jewel-toned cashmere sweaters ($505) and a Paddington Bear-cuts-a-bella-figura navy cashmere duffel coat with zip-in squirrel lining ($3,377).

Although Sri Lanka has used metric measurement since the 1970s, land still is still commonly measured by perch, an old Roman standard that is the equivalent of 25 square meters, or 270 square feet.

The peculiarity of the system lies in the unusual channel dimensions in Roman standard, as well as in the presence of blocks perpendicular to the flow, regularly placed every 7 m on the whole channel length.

Both the cattle and the horses of the Germans were of poor quality by Roman standards.

Far from being a "just war," even by Roman standards, the Gallic Wars were acts of aggression, pursued by their initiator primarily for personal glory and booty.

As censor Cato aimed at preserving the mos majorum ("ancestral custom") and combating all Greek influences, which he believed were undermining older Roman standards of morality.

Caesar's physical vitality perhaps partly accounts for his sexual promiscuity, which was out of the ordinary, even by contemporary Greek and Roman standards.

From his high position in Roman society, it may be assumed that he was wealthy; he belonged to a noble family and was therefore, by Roman standards, a man from whom solid achievements might have been expected.