Adria (river)

Adria (Greek: Ἀδρίας) was a former channel of the Po river delta, passing by the town of Adria, that ceased in the 1st century BC.

This river was mentioned by Hecataeus,^[1] by Theopompus^[2] and by Ptolemy.^[a]

Hecataeus asserts that the Adriatic sea and the town of Adria were named after this river.^[3]

^ Ap. Steph. Byz. s. v.
^ Ap. Strabo vii. p. 317
^ Bonomi, pp. 241–43.

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[1] Ap. Steph. Byz. s. v.

[2] Ap. Strabo vii. p. 317

[bonomi-4] Bonomi, pp. 241–43.

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