Leuga (league). Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Ancient Roman

Leuga (league). 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.

leuga (league) to kilometer (km)
leuga (league) to meter (m)
leuga (league) to centimeter (cm)
leuga (league) 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.

leuga (league) to mile (mi)
leuga (league) to yard (yd)
leuga (league) to foot (ft)
leuga (league) 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.

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

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

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

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / / 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

leuga (league) to cubit
leuga (league) to span
leuga (league) to handbreadth
leuga (league) 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.

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

leuga (league) to braça
leuga (league) to toesa
leuga (league) to passo geométrico
leuga (league) to vara
leuga (league) to côvado
leuga (league) to pé
leuga (league) to palmo de craveira
leuga (league) to polegada
leuga (league) to linha
leuga (league) 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

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

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

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Old Russian

leuga (league) to mile
leuga (league) to verst
leuga (league) to mezhevaya verst
leuga (league) to kosaya sazhen
leuga (league) to sazhen
leuga (league) to makhovaya sazhen
leuga (league) to arshin
leuga (league) to ell
leuga (league) to foot
leuga (league) to pyad
leuga (league) to vershok
leuga (league) to inch
leuga (league) 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.

leuga (league) to meile
leuga (league) to ruthe
leuga (league) to elle
leuga (league) to fuss
leuga (league) to zoll
leuga (league) 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.

leuga (league) to meile
leuga (league) to ruthe
leuga (league) to klafner
leuga (league) to fuss
leuga (league) to zoll
leuga (league) to linie
leuga (league) 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.

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