The litra is a traditional mass unit used in the Byzantine Empire.
Used in Byzantine-era trade and goldsmithing before the Ottoman conquest.
Measurement system: Non-SI, Byzantine historical unit. SI equivalent: 1 litra ≈ 0.324 kg.
Byzantine Litra facts
- Unit name
- Byzantine Litra
- Symbol
- litra
- Category
- Mass
- Measurement system
- Non-SI, Byzantine historical unit
- SI equivalent
- 1 litra ≈ 0.324 kg
- Common uses
- Byzantine historical documents and research
Byzantine Litra is also listed together with other Byzantine, Ottoman and early Turkic measures on the Historical Units page.
Definition of the byzantine litra
The litra is a traditional mass unit used in the Byzantine Empire.
Measurement system and SI relationship
Non-SI, Byzantine historical unit
SI equivalent: 1 litra ≈ 0.324 kg
History of the byzantine litra
Used in Byzantine-era trade and goldsmithing before the Ottoman conquest.
Where is the byzantine litra used?
Byzantine historical documents and research