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Ismenus (river)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Anika Campbell

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Jun 01, 2026 02:09 PM — History

An ancient river, now dried up, that ran through the East side of Thebes.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/899305140

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.3248, 23.3244

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Associated Modern Locations:
- Topostext Location (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ἰσμηνός (Ismenos: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Ismenus (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Ismenus (river) makes connections with:

Ismenus (river) located east of Thebai/Thebae (30 BC - AD 300)

Ismenus (river) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
river, drainage

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Anika Campbell, and Tom Elliott, 'Ismenus (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/899305140> [accessed: 13 June 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/899305140 |title=Places: 899305140 (Ismenus (river)) |author=Campbell, A. |accessdate=June 13, 2026 5:38 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Ismenus (river)