According to myth, R. was founded by Thessalians (Zos. 5,27); however, it was actually founded by Umbri in the 6th-5th cents. BC (Str. 5,1,2; 5,1,11; 5,2,1: Ῥάυεννα/Rháuenna). The character of R.'s topography includes its proximity to the sea…
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Heucke, Clemens (Munich) and
Berger, Albrecht (Berlin),
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