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name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the Roman empire. This includes some rivers beyond the bounds of the Roman empire at its peak.


Map

For locations of rivers having coordinates below, see linked OpenStreetMap, by clicking on "Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap".


Rivers

Rivers, with approximate regions, area: ¹ - Latinized spelling of a Greek name.


See also

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List of European rivers with alternative names All or almost all rivers in Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some rivers have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article provides known alternative names for all major European rivers. It also inc ...
* Latin names of Portuguese rivers *
List of Roman place names in Britain A partial list of Roman place names in Great Britain. This list includes only names documented from Roman times. For a more complete list including later Latin names, see List of Latin place names in Britain. The early sources for Roman names ...
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Roman sites in the United Kingdom There are many Roman sites in Great Britain that are open to the public. There are also many sites that do not require special access, including Roman roads, and sites that have not been uncovered. England *Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland and Cumb ...
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Romano-British The Romano-British culture arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia. It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, ...


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Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Centre for Digital Humanities,
University of Gothenburg The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 st ...
, Sweden. * Dr. J. G. Th. Grässe, '' Orbis Latinus: Lexikon lateinischer geographischer Namen des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit''
online at the Bavarian State Library
*Grässe, ''Orbis Latinus''

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