Maquia. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old Portuguese Dry Measure

Maquia. 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.

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

Units: cubic meter (m³) / cubic centimeter (cc) / cubic millimeter (mm³) / liter (l) / 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.

maquia to barrel (liquid)
maquia to barrel (dry)
maquia to bushel (bu)
maquia to gallon (liquid) (gal)
maquia to gallon (dry) (gal)
maquia to pint (liquid) (pt)
maquia to pint (dry) (pt)
maquia 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.

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

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

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

maquia to kor (כור)
maquia to letek (לתך)
maquia to ephah (איפה)
maquia to se'ah (סאה)
maquia to kav (קב)
maquia to log (לג)
maquia to bezah (egg-size)
maquia 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.

maquia to bath
maquia to hin
maquia to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

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

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

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

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

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

maquia to tonel
maquia to pipa
maquia to almude
maquia to cântaro
maquia to pote
maquia to canada
maquia to quartilho
maquia to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
maquia 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

maquia to minot
maquia to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

maquia to cetverik (mera)
maquia to vedro
maquia to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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