The Metauro is a river in the Marche region of central Italy.[1] It rises in the Apennine Mountains and runs east for 110 kilometres (68 mi) or 121 kilometres (75 mi) if the Meta is included as its uppermost reach.
The name of the river in LatinisMetaurus[2]orMataurus.InAncient Greek, the name of the river is Métauros, Μέταυρος which stems simply from the union of the two torrents: Meta, running from the Apennine pass Bocca Trabaria, at an elevation of 1,044 metres (3,425 ft), and Auro, flowing from Monte Maggiore, at an elevation of 1,384 metres (4,541 ft).
The Greek city of Metauros was founded in the 7th century BC near the mouth of the river which also served as a boundary between its city-state and that of Tauriana 1 km south of the river.
in 271, Roman Emperor Aurelian defeated in the Battle of Fano, fought near the river, the Alamanni, who had invaded the northern part of Italia the previous year.
^Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 610. ISBN0691049459.
^Hammond World Atlas (6 ed.). Hammond World Atlas Corporation. 2010. p. 69. ISBN9780843715606.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Metaurus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
