Borysthenes

Borysthenes,

Ukraine: see DnieperDnieper
, Belarusian Dnyapro, Rus. Dnepr, Ukr. Dnipro, river, c.1,430 mi (2,300 km) long, in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. One of the longest rivers in Europe, it rises in the Valdai Hills, W of Moscow.
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Borysthenes

in antiquity, the Greek name of Berezan’, an island in the northwestern Black Sea.

Borysthenes

in ancient sources (Herodotus, Strabo, Pliny the Elder, and others), the Greek name for the Dnieper River.

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36.29 it is claimed that the inhabitants of Borysthenes study both Plato and Homer.

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Our Army is all disposed of into Quarters, except some Troops that are left on the Borysthenes to guard the Passages, to hinder the Tartars inroad into Poland, the Czars having gratified them all with one months pay extraordinary, with Gold Medals besides to the Officers.

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