About “De fluviis”
De fluviīs is a Greek text written by Pseudo-Plutarch in the 2nd century CE. It examines twenty-five rivers located in regions such as Greece, Asia Minor, India, Gaul, Egypt, Scythia, and Armenia. Each chapter begins with a myth related to the river, followed by details about the local plants and stones found there. The text concludes with information about a nearby mountain. The work is also known as Dē fluviōrum et montium nōminibus and was written in Greek under the title Περὶ ποταμῶν καὶ ὀρῶν ἐπωνυμίας. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)