Drusiana Fossa
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.H.F. Bloemers Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: J.H.F. Bloemers Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jan 16, 2025 10:41 PM
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History
Drusiana Fossa was a canal constructed by Nero Claudius Drusus ca. 12 BC in order to connect the Rhine delta with Lake Flevo.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/99663
51.95, 5.966667
- Representative Locations:
- GeoHack location of Canal of Drusus (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 2000 meters.
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- Drusiana Fossa (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
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canal
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 10 C5 Drusiana Fossa
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: between IJssel and R. Rhine
J.H.F. Bloemers, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Drusiana Fossa: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/99663> [accessed: 22 January 2025]
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