According to Strabo, it varied in length between 30 and 120 stadia (roughly 5 to 20 km) depending on local custom.
The Byzantine equivalent, the schoinion or "little rope", varied between 60 and 72 Greek feet depending upon the location.
The Somerset rope was a former English unit used in drainage and hedging.
In Somerset, the rope could also double as a measure of area equivalent to 20 feet by 1 foot.
Walls in Somerset were formerly sold "per rope" of 20 sq ft.[1][2][4] In medieval English units, the rope of garlic was a set unit of 15 heads of garlic.