Originally, it was the area that could be plowed by a team of oxen in a morning without tiring them
[DOC] [TLE] 2.1 Two-Oxen Households in Paliambela - Sign In - BookShout [PAR] Others I met for the first time when I interviewed (i.e., talked with) them, and any 
..... With one good pair, you could not sow more than 5060 strmmata (56 ha) 
of ...... area that could be plowed in a day: the Roman iugerum (cf.