Rivers of classical antiquity

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Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the Roman empire. This includes some rivers beyond the bounds of the Roman empire at its peak.

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Rivers Rivers, with approximate regions, area: LatinEnglish, (other) and older names Location Note Abdua, AdduaAdda ItaliaFlows through Lake Como Achelous¹Acheloos (Achelous) Thessaly? AcirisAgri Italia AdonisNahr Ibrahim (Lebanon) Syria AdranaEder Germania Aenus, OenusInn Germania AesisEsino Italia Aesontius, SontiusSoča (Isonzo) Pannonia Superior? AlaraAller Germania AlbiniaAlbegna Italia AlbisElbe (Labe, Łaba) Germania Alpheus¹Alpheus (Alfeiós/Alpheiós) Achaea? AlutusOlt Thracia?Moesia Inferior? AmberAmper, Ammer Germania Amisia, AmisusEms Germania AmniasGök River Bithynia and Pontus Site of Battle of the River Amnias in 89 B.C. Ana, AnasGuadiana Hispania AnioAniene (Teverone) ItaliaTributary to the Tiber; water supply to expanding Roma. AnisusEnns Noricum? Tributary to the Danube. ApoCaraş (Karaš) Moesia Superior A left tributary to the Danube. Arabo, RabaRába (Raab) Germania ArarSaône Gallia ArarosBuzău Dacia? AraurisHérault Gallia AraxesAras Armenia? ArdaArda Italia AriminusMarecchia Italia ArmentaFiora Italia ArnusArno Italia Argessos, Argessus¹Argeş DaciaFrom Carpathians to the Danube. How different than Orgessos? Arsia, ArsaRaša (Arsia) Dalmatia ArulaAare Germania ArvaOrava Germania Magna? AsisAso Italia AtaxAude Gallia From Pyrenees to Mediterranean near Narbo. AternusAterno Italia AtesisAdige (Etsch) Italia Aufentus, or AufidusAufidus, per Strabo.Ufente Italia River, now channelized, through the former Pontine Marshes, where the Appian Way reached the sea. AufidusOfanto Italia AuvonaAvon (Bristol?) Brittania AvensVelino Italia Axius¹Vardar (Axiós) Macedonia AxonaAisne Gallia BaetisGuadalquivir Hispania BagradasMedjerda River Africa Site of several battles during the Punic Wars and later; see Battle of the Bagradas River. BasanaBosna Dalmatia? BoactesVara Italia BorysthenesDnieper (Dniepr) Sarmatia BradanusBradano Italia CalipusSado Hispania CalorCalore Irpino Italia CalorCalore Lucano Italia CasuentusBasento Italia Cephissus¹ (Athenae)Cephissus (Athens) (Kephissós, Kifissós) Achaea Cephissus¹ (Boeotia)Cephissus (Boeotia) Achaea Cephissus¹ (Eleusis)Cephissus (Eleusis) Achaea? Chalusus, TrevaTrave Germania CiabrusTsibritsa Moesia A right tributary of the Danube; divided Moesia Superior vs. Moesia Inferior Clanis, Glanis, ClaniusClanius Clanio, LagniAlberto Manco, "The Italian hydronym lagno", Università di Napoli L’Orientale, 2009. Italia ClitumnusClitunno Italia A tributary of the Topino, which is a tributary of the Tiber. The spring which is the source of the Clitumnus was regarded a beautiful place by the Romans and later by Byron and Giosuè Carducci. ClotaClyde Brittania ColapisKupa (Kolpa) Dalmatia? ConoviusConwy Brittania CrathisCrati Italia Crisus, CrisiaKörös (Criş) Dacia? CrustumiumConca Italia Cusus, VagusVáh (Vág, Waag) Germania Magna Danuvius, DanubiusUpper Danube (Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunărea) Multiple Border of several regions of Roman Empire at times. Crossed by Trajan's Bridge, a world wonder. Some lower portion of the Danube was termed the Ister. DiernaCerna Dacia? Dierna was a Roman fort at its confluence with the Danube. DubisDoubs Gallia Duria maior, Duria BauticaDora Baltea Italia Duria minorDora Riparia Italia A left tributary of the Padus. Durius, DuriasDouro (Duero) Hispania DravusDrave (Drau, Drava, Dráva) Pannonia? EuphratesEuphrates Parthia/Mesopotamia FeritorBisagno Italia Fertor, FrentoFortore Italia FevosVaraita Italia FlosisPotenza Italia FlusorChienti Italia FlussoriusFiastra Italia FormioRižana (Risano) Italia? GarumnaGaronne Gallia GenususShkumbin Macedonia Gerros, Gerrus¹Molochnaya Sarmatia? HeliniusHelinium Belgica Hierasus¹Siret Dacia Hypanis¹Southern Bug (Boh, Buh) Sarmatia IberusEbro (Ebre) Hispania Idanus, AdduaAin Gallia IlargusIller Germania IndusDalaman River Asia Minor Not to be confused with Indus River, the great river of Asia Ira, Iria Staffora IrisYeşilırmak Asia Minor Isala, SalaIJssel Belgica Isara, Aesia, OesiaOise Belgica?, Gallia Isara, Isarus, IsargusIsar Germania IsaraIsère Gallia Isarus, IsarcusEisack (Isarco) Italia IsaurusFoglia Italia IsterLower Danube (Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunărea) Some lower portion of the Danube, to its mouth on Black Sea. Danuvius was upper portion. Julia, LicusGail Germania? Gallia? Juvavus, IsontaSalzach Germania Lametus Amato LausLao Italia LeontesLitani River (Lebanon) Syria Licus, Lica, LiccaLech Germania LigerLoire Gallia LimiaLima Hispania LiquentiaLivenza Italia Liris, ClanisGarigliano (Liri) Italia Lupia, LuppiaLippe Germania LycusNahr al-Kalb (Lebanon) Syria LycusKelkit River Asia Minor Longest tributary of the Iris Macra, LatisMaira Italia MacraMagra Italia MargusVelika Morava (Serbia) Moesia Superior Marisus, MarisiaMureş (Maros, Marusza) Dacia Mataurus, MetaurusMetauro Italia Meandrum, MeanderBüyük Menderes River Asia MetaurusPetrace Italia River in Calabria region. MatronaMarne Gallia Medoacus maior, BrintaBrenta Italia Medoacus minorBacchiglione Italia MoënusMain Germania MiniusMinho (Miño) Hispania MiscoMusone Italia Moldavia, MultaviaVltava (Moldau) Germania Magna MondaMondego River Hispania MoraviaMorava (Central Europe) (March) Moesia Superior? MosaMeuse Belgica, Gallia? MosellaMoselle Belgica, Gallia?, Germania? MurusMur (Mura) Germania NaparisIalomița Dacia? NaroNeretva Dalmatia? NatisoNatisone Italia, and? NatissisNoteć (Netze) Germania NicerNeckar Germania NilusNile Ægyptus NuraNure Italia OenusInn Germania? Ollius, OliusOglio Italia OltisLot Gallia OlubriaScrivia Italia OrbisOrbe Gallia?, Germania OrdessosArgeș Dacia How different than Argessos? OrontesOrontes River (Lebanon) Syria OrgusOrco Italia PanticapesInhul Sarmatia Peneus¹ (Elea)Peneus (Ilia), (Pineiós/Peneiós) Achaea Peneus¹ (Tempe)Peneus (Tempe), (Pineiós/Peneiós, Salambria) Achaea Padus, Eridanus¹Po Italia PhrudisBresle Gallia PisaurusFoglia Italia PlavisPiave Italia Potentia, or Flosis?Potenza (river)article asserts Latin name is "Flosis.Potenza Italia PyretusPrut Sarmatia? or Dacia? RhenusRhine (Rijn, Rhin, Rhein, Reno, Rein) Germania RabonJiu (Zsil) Thracia? Rha¹Volga Scythia? RhodanusRhône Gallia RubicoRubicon (Pisciatello, Fiumicino, Rubicone) Italia RuraRuhr Germania SabatusSabato Italia SabatusSavuto Italia SabisSambre Belgica, Gallia? SabisSelle Gallia SabrinaSevern Brittania Longest river in Brittania SagrusSangro Italia SalaFranconian Saale Germania? Franconian Saale, a tributary of the Moënus. SalaSaxon Saale Germania Thurigian Saale, a tributary of the Albis. SalsumCæsar, Gaius Julius ¨Salsum¨, https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Caesar/Spanish_War/text*.html. Guadajoz Hispania A tributary of the Bætis. SamaraSomme Gallia SamusSomeş (Szamos) Dacia? A tributary of the Tisia. SangariusSakarya Asia Minor SariusSerio Italia SarāvusSaar Belgica? A right tributary of the Mosella SargetiaStrei Dacia? SavusSava (Száva) Dalmatia ScultennaPanaro (Scoltenna) Italia Right tributary to the Padus. SeciaSecchia Italia Sena, MisusMisa Italia Mouth is at Sena Gallica, Roman colony that was southernmost point of Hasdrubal Barca drive to relieve Hannibal in the Second Punic War, before the Battle of Metaurus. SilarusSillaro Italia Silarus, Silerus, SilerSele Italia SequanaSeine Gallia Sesites, SessitesSesia Italia SirisSinni Italia SprevaSpree Germania Magna Strymon¹Struma (Karasu, Strimónis) Macedonia SturaStura di Demonte Italia SuasanusCesano Italia SybarisCoscile Italia TagusTajo (Tejo, Tagus) Hispania TamacaTâmega Hispania TamarusTammaro Italia Tamesis, TamesaThames Brittania TanagerTanagro (Negro) Italia TanaisDon Sarmatia? or Scythia? TanarusTanaro Italia TarnisTarn Gallia TarusTaro Italia TedaniusZrmanja (Zermagna) Dalmatia TessuinusTesino Italia ThaderSegura Hispania Tiberis, TiberTiber (Tevere) Italia Tibiscus, TibisisTimiş (Temes, Tamiš) Moesia Superior? or Dacia? TicinusTicino (Tessin) Italia TigrisTigris Parthia/Mesopotamia TimacusTimok Moesia Superior? A right tributary of the Danube. TinnaTenna Italia TifernusBiferno Italia TirinusTirino Italia? TisiaTisza (Tissa, Theiss) Dacia Titius, Corcoras, Korkoras¹Krka (Cherca) Dalmatia Tolerus, TrerusSacco Italia TrebiaTrebbia Italia TriniusTrigno Italia TruentusTronto Italia TyrasDniester (Dniestr, Nistru) Sarmatia UmbroOmbrone Italia VacuaVouga Hispania VartaWarta (Warthe) Germania A tributary of the Viadua, and connects to the Vistula by the Natissis and a canal (at least in modern times). VarusStura di Lanzo Italia VarusVar Gallia Viadua, Viadrua, OderaOder (Odra) Germania VisurgisWeser Germania VistulaVistula (Wisła, Weichsel) Germania Magna VolturnusVolturno Italia VomanusVomano Italia

¹ - Latinized spelling of a Greek name.

Rivers of classical antiquity

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