Borysthenes (river)
Creators: David Braund
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/226544
51.3415715868, 32.7260547688
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Dnieper River (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- location of source of Borysthenes fl. (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- location of mouth of Borysthenes fl. (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- flumen Borysthenes (Borysthenes: Latin, 750 BC - AD 640)
- Βορυσθένης (Borysthénēs: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Dnieper (English, modern)
- Nehr-i Özü (Ottoman Turkish, AD 1500 - AD 1599)
- None
- Acesinus? (river) flows into Borysthenes (river) (unspecified date range)
- Chervony Mayak located on Borysthenes (river) (unspecified date range)
- Krasnyĭ mai͡ak located on Borysthenes (river) (330 BC - AD 300)
- Trakhtemyrivsʹke horodyshche located on Borysthenes (river) (750 BC - 550 BC)
river, drainage
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 23 F2 Borysthenes fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Dnieper
David Braund, R. Talbert, Gabriel Mckee, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Diane Braund, Tom Elliott, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Borysthenes (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/226544> [accessed: 08 February 2026]
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