In Herodotus Histories 4.21 we read:
So the land of the people he called Sauromatae begun 'at the inner end' of the Sea of Azov and stretched 'fifteen days' journey north'.
In the Wikipedia article concerning the "day's journey" we read:
"A Day's journey in pre-modern literature, including...
I was reading the following greek text yesterday
http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/pgm/PG_Migne/Constantinus%20Porphyrogenitus_PG%20112-113/De%20administrando%20imperio.pdf
A Wikipedia entry about it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Administrando_Imperio
It is a domestic and foreign policy manual...
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