Aces ( grc, Ἄκης), is a river of Asia, flowing through a plain surrounded by mountains, respecting which a story is told by

Herodotus Herodotus ( ; grc, , }; BC) was an ancient Greek historian and geographer A geographer is a physical scientist, social scientist or humanist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society ...

. Geographers are not agreed as to the locality. It seems to be somewhere in Central Asia, east of the Caspian. Geographers agree, however, that the Aces of Herodotus is not the Indian river Acesines (modern Chenab).

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Classical geography Rivers of Asia {{asia-geo-stub