Dratinus (river)

a Pleiades place resource

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A river that Pliny the Elder describes as flowing into the Persian Gulf.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/715585437

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Dratinus (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Dratinus (river) makes connections with:

None

Dratinus (river) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, river, drainage

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 6.111.1

See Further:

RE Dratinus (Wilhelm Tomaschek)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Dratinus (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/715585437> [accessed: 12 May 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/715585437 |title=Places: 715585437 (Dratinus (river)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=May 12, 2026 8:31 am |publisher=Pleiades}}