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l - Liter. 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 volume conversion page.

liter to cubic meter (m³)
liter to cubic centimeter (cc)
liter to cubic millimeter (mm³)
liter to milliliter (ml)

Units: cubic meter (m³) / cubic centimeter (cc) / cubic millimeter (mm³) / / milliliter (ml)

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U.S. Measure

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 volume conversion page.

liter to barrel (liquid)
liter to barrel (dry)
liter to bushel (bu)
liter to gallon (liquid) (gal)
liter to gallon (dry) (gal)
liter to pint (liquid) (pt)
liter to pint (dry) (pt)
liter to fluid ounce (oz)

Units: barrel (liquid) / barrel (dry) / bushel (bu) / gallon (liquid) (gal) / gallon (dry) (gal) / pint (liquid) (pt) / pint (dry) (pt) / fluid ounce (oz)

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Ancient Greeek (Attic) Dry Measure

Greeks mostly used dry capacity units to measure grain. The basic capacity unit was the kyathos. As most ancient measures these units changed over time and varied across different regions of Grece.

liter to medimnos (μέδιμνος)
liter to hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos)
liter to hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον)
liter to choinix (χοῖνιξ)
liter to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
liter to kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα)
liter to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
liter to kyathos (κύαθος)
liter to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

Units: medimnos (μέδιμνος) / hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos) / hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον) / choinix (χοῖνιξ) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

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Ancient Greek (Attic) Liquid Measure

A common unit in both liquid and dry capacity throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or cotyla whose absolute value varied from one place to another between 210 ml and 330 ml.

liter to metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora)
liter to keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora)
liter to chous (χοῦς)
liter to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
liter to kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα)
liter to tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη)
liter to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
liter to kyathos (κύαθος)
liter to konchē (κόγχη)
liter to mystron (μύστρον)
liter to chēmē (χήμη)
liter to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

Units: metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora) / keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora) / chous (χοῦς) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα) / tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / konchē (κόγχη) / mystron (μύστρον) / chēmē (χήμη) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

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Ancient Roman Measure (Liquid and Dry)

Roman jar (amphora quadrantal) was the main unit to measure both liquids and dry substances in Roman empire. It was defined to be equal to one cubic pes (Roman foot). The weight of water to fill the amphora was roughly equal to one Greek talent, an ancient unit of weight.

liter to culeus (hose)
liter to amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel)
liter to urna (urn)
liter to modius castrensis (military modius)
liter to modius (peck)
liter to semimodius (half of a modius)
liter to congius (a half-pes cube)
liter to sextarius (a sixth)
liter to hemina (pint)
liter to cotyla (cup)
liter to triens (one third of a sextarius)
liter to quartarius (quart, forth part)
liter to sextans (one sixth of a sextarius)
liter to acetabulum (small cup)
liter to cyathus (shot or dose)
liter to ligula (spoonful)

Units: culeus (hose) / amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel) / urna (urn) / modius castrensis (military modius) / modius (peck) / semimodius (half of a modius) / congius (a half-pes cube) / sextarius (a sixth) / hemina (pint) / cotyla (cup) / triens (one third of a sextarius) / quartarius (quart, forth part) / sextans (one sixth of a sextarius) / acetabulum (small cup) / cyathus (shot or dose) / ligula (spoonful)

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Biblical and Talmudic Dry Measure (Old Testament)

Israelite capacity measure tightly corresponded to Babylonian system. The basic unit was log (לג) that was similar to Babylonian mina.

liter to kor (כור)
liter to letek (לתך)
liter to ephah (איפה)
liter to se'ah (סאה)
liter to kav (קב)
liter to log (לג)
liter to bezah (egg-size)
liter to kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

Units: kor (כור) / letek (לתך) / ephah (איפה) / se'ah (סאה) / kav (קב) / log (לג) / bezah (egg-size) / kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

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Biblical and Talmudic Liquid Measure (Old Testament)

Exact conversion for Biblical units is rarely certain. There were more units mentioned in Talmud, many of them from foreign origin, e.g. Persia or Greece. Unfortunately the capacity of those units is currently unknown.

liter to bath
liter to hin
liter to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

liter to cahíz
liter to fanega
liter to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
liter to celemín
liter to medio
liter to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
liter to ochavo

Units: cahíz / fanega / cuartilla (¼ of a fanega) / celemín / medio / cuartillo (¼ of a celemín) / ochavo

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Old Spanish Liquid Measure

liter to moyo
liter to cántara
liter to arroba
liter to azumbre
liter to botella
liter to cuartillo
liter to copa
liter to panilla (for olive oil)
liter to cortadillo

Units: moyo / cántara / arroba / azumbre / botella / cuartillo / copa / panilla (for olive oil) / cortadillo

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

liter to moio
liter to fanga
liter to alqueire
liter to quarta
liter to oitava
liter to maquia
liter to selamim
liter to meio-selamim (half-selamim)
liter to quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

Units: moio / fanga / alqueire / quarta / oitava / maquia / selamim / meio-selamim (half-selamim) / quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

liter to tonel
liter to pipa
liter to almude
liter to cântaro
liter to pote
liter to canada
liter to quartilho
liter to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
liter to quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

Units: tonel / pipa / almude / cântaro / pote / canada / quartilho / meio-quartilho (half-quartilho) / quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

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Old French

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

liter to minot
liter to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

liter to cetverik (mera)
liter to vedro
liter to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

liter to vedro
liter to shtoff
liter to chetvert (quart)
liter to vine bottle
liter to vodka bottle
liter to charka
liter to shkalik

Units: vedro / shtoff / chetvert (quart) / vine bottle / vodka bottle / charka / shkalik

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