Matrinos (river)
natural · 30 BC – 2099 AD
An ancient river of Picenum, mentioned by Strabo and Ptolemy, which is to be identified with the modern Torrente Piomba. The ancient Latin name is reflected in that of a coastal road station labeled on the Peutinger map (Macrinum), whence (correcting "c" to "t" after the Greek sources) BAtlas "Matrinus? fl."
- Coordinates
- 42.54906, 13.99693
- Also known as
- Matrinos (grc), Matrinus (la), Torrente Piomba (it), Torrente Piomba, Piomba (Torrente) (it), Ματρίνος (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)