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Lieue Commune. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

lieue commune to kilometer (km)
lieue commune to meter (m)
lieue commune to centimeter (cm)
lieue commune to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

lieue commune to mile (mi)
lieue commune to yard (yd)
lieue commune to foot (ft)
lieue commune to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

lieue commune to iteru (river measure)
lieue commune to knet (rod of cord)
lieue commune to nbiw (pole)
lieue commune to meh niswt (royal cubit)
lieue commune to meh nedjes (short cubit)
lieue commune to remen
lieue commune to djeser, bu
lieue commune to pedj-aa (large span)
lieue commune to pedj-sheser (small span)
lieue commune to amem (fist)
lieue commune to deret (hand)
lieue commune to shesep (palm)
lieue commune to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

lieue commune to schoinos (σχοινός)
lieue commune to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
lieue commune to dolichos (δόλιχος)
lieue commune to milion (μίλιον)
lieue commune to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
lieue commune to diaulos (δίαυλος)
lieue commune to στάδιον, stadion
lieue commune to stadium olympic
lieue commune to stadium attic
lieue commune to stadium ptolemey
lieue commune to plethron (πλέθρον)
lieue commune to hamma (ἅμμα)
lieue commune to dekapous (δεκάπους)
lieue commune to akaina (ἄκαινα)
lieue commune to kalamos (κάλαμος)
lieue commune to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
lieue commune to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
lieue commune to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
lieue commune to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
lieue commune to pygōn (πυγών)
lieue commune to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
lieue commune to pous (πούς, foot)
lieue commune to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
lieue commune to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
lieue commune to lichas (λιχάς)
lieue commune to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
lieue commune to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
lieue commune to dōron (δῶρον)
lieue commune to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
lieue commune to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
lieue commune to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

lieue commune to schœnus (rush rope)
lieue commune to leuga (league)
lieue commune to mille passus (mile)
lieue commune to stadium (stade, furlong)
lieue commune to actus
lieue commune to decempeda
lieue commune to pertica (perch)
lieue commune to passus (pace)
lieue commune to pes sestertius
lieue commune to gradus (step)
lieue commune to cubitus (cubit)
lieue commune to palmipes
lieue commune to pes (foot)
lieue commune to palmus major (palm length)
lieue commune to palmus (palm width)
lieue commune to uncia (inch)
lieue commune to pollex (thumb)
lieue commune to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

lieue commune to cubit
lieue commune to span
lieue commune to handbreadth
lieue commune to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

lieue commune to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
lieue commune to legua marina (nautical)
lieue commune to legua
lieue commune to milla marina (nautical)
lieue commune to milla
lieue commune to cuerda of Valencia
lieue commune to cuerda
lieue commune to estadal
lieue commune to braza
lieue commune to paso
lieue commune to vara
lieue commune to codo de ribera
lieue commune to codo
lieue commune to pie
lieue commune to palmo
lieue commune to coto
lieue commune to pulgada
lieue commune to linea
lieue commune to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

lieue commune to braça
lieue commune to toesa
lieue commune to passo geométrico
lieue commune to vara
lieue commune to côvado
lieue commune to pé
lieue commune to palmo de craveira
lieue commune to polegada
lieue commune to linha
lieue commune to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

lieue commune to lieue marine
lieue commune to lieue de post
lieue commune to lieue metrique
lieue commune to arpent
lieue commune to perche
lieue commune to toise
lieue commune to pied [foot]
lieue commune to pouce [inch]
lieue commune to ligne

Units: / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

lieue commune to mile
lieue commune to verst
lieue commune to mezhevaya verst
lieue commune to kosaya sazhen
lieue commune to sazhen
lieue commune to makhovaya sazhen
lieue commune to arshin
lieue commune to ell
lieue commune to foot
lieue commune to pyad
lieue commune to vershok
lieue commune to inch
lieue commune to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

lieue commune to meile
lieue commune to ruthe
lieue commune to elle
lieue commune to fuss
lieue commune to zoll
lieue commune to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

lieue commune to meile
lieue commune to ruthe
lieue commune to klafner
lieue commune to fuss
lieue commune to zoll
lieue commune to linie
lieue commune to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

lieue commune to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
lieue commune to mil (mile)
lieue commune to fjärdingsväg
lieue commune to rev before 1855
lieue commune to rev after 1855
lieue commune to stång
lieue commune to famn (fanthom)
lieue commune to aln (forealrm)
lieue commune to fot (foot)
lieue commune to kvarter
lieue commune to tvärhand (hand)
lieue commune to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
lieue commune to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
lieue commune to linje (line) before 1855
lieue commune to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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