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Druentia (river)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: S. Loseby

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Mar 08, 2023 05:57 PM — History

Called the Durance (French), a tributary of the Rhone.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148069

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
44.1651423561, 5.86142959452

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of La Durance (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Δρουεντία (Drouentia: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Druentia (330 BC - AD 640)

Druentia (river) makes connections with:

Druentia (river) flows into Rhodanus (river) (unspecified date range)

Druentia (river) receives connections from:

Cabellio connection Druentia (river) (unspecified date range)
Calavon (river) flows into Druentia (river) (unspecified date range)

Place type:
river, drainage

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Evidence:

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 15 D2 Druentia fl.

Details:

A navigable river prone to devastating floods.

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Suggested citation:
S. Loseby, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Druentia (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148069> [accessed: 21 November 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148069 |title=Places: 148069 (Druentia (river)) |author=Loseby, S. |accessdate=November 21, 2024 10:10 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Druentia (river)