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    Borysthenes (/bəˈrɪsθəniːz/; Ancient Greek: Βορυσθένης, romanized: Borysthénēs) is a geographical name from classical antiquity. The term usually refers...
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    Dnieper (section Borysthenes)
    Graeco-Roman name of the river was Borysthenes (Ancient Greek: Βορυσθενης, romanized: Borusthenēs; Latin: Borysthenes, Ukrainian: Бористен, Борисфен, romanized: Borysten...
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    The Battle of Orsha (Lithuanian: Oršos mūšis), was fought on 8 September 1514, between the allied forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crown...
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  • Bion of Borysthenes (Greek: Βίων Βορυσθενίτης, gen.: Βίωνος; c. 325 – c. 250 BC) was a Greek philosopher. After being sold into slavery, and then released...
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    Sparta. The river Borysthenēs (Ancient Greek: Βορυσθενης presently the Dnipro) was worshipped by the Scythians as a god. Borysthenēs was the father of...
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    North coast Akra Borysthenes Charax Chersonesus Dioscurias Gorgippia Hermonassa Kalos Limen Kepoi Kerkinitis Kimmerikon Myrmekion Nikonion Nymphaion Olbia...
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  • region ranging from the island of Leuke in the west to the island of Borysthenes and the north-west coast of Black Sea to the north of Crimea in the east...
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    between the 2nd century BC and the 4th century AD, first east of the Borysthenes (Dnieper) on the coast of Lake Maeotis (Sea of Azov), and later near...
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    map there are several settlements indicated along the mid-stream of Borysthenes, among which is Azagarium, which some historians believe to be the predecessor...
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    Achilles was buried on an island named Achillea, situated between the Borysthenes and the Ister, adding to the geographical confusion. Ruins of a square...
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    described it in his Borysthenic Discourse (the town was often called Borysthenes, after the river). The settlement, incorporated into the Roman province...
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    Berezan (Ukrainian: Березань; Ancient Greek: Borysthenes; former Turkish: Pirezin) is an island in the Black Sea at the entrance of the Dnieper-Bug Estuary...
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  • Βορυσθενίς, romanized: Borysthenís) may refer to two distinct individuals: Borysthenes, one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were...
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    peninsula, of Barythmenis (modern Berezan) which evolved into the colony of Borysthenes in the next century. The most important colony founded on the southern...
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    Macbean (London, 1773), Azagarium is "a town of Sarmatia Europaea, on the Borysthenes" (Dnieper), 36° East longitude and 50°40' latitude. The city is "now...
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  • On the Dnieper (На Днепре), Op. 51, is a ballet in two scenes with prelude and epilogue by Sergei Prokofiev. Composed in 1931 as his fourth work in the...
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    Greek colonies on the Pontic steppes of the Wild Fields — Tanais, Olbia, Borysthenes, Nikonion, Tyras. The rule of Great Khazaria on these lands was replaced...
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    nations along the course of the river Hypanis (Bug river), west of the Borysthenes (Dniepr river).[citation needed] This was roughly the area of modern...
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    parallel 11500 stadia (1305 miles, or 16.4°) north of the mouth of the Borysthenes. The parallel running through that mouth also passes through Celtica...
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    North coast Akra Borysthenes Charax Chersonesus Dioscurias Gorgippia Hermonassa Kalos Limen Kepoi Kerkinitis Kimmerikon Myrmekion Nikonion Nymphaion Olbia...
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