place
The Danube
the Danube
also: Danubius, Danubii
The great river of the northern frontier, which freezes in winter; Pliny dwells on Trajan's winter campaigning along it against the Danubian peoples.
Reading notes
- Panegyric to Trajan §12 the Danube
The frontier river of the north, which freezes solid in winter, letting hostile tribes cross; Pliny praises Trajan for campaigning in that very season.