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Acontia (town)

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Town in pre-Roman Spain

Acontia (Ancient Greek: Ἀκοντία) or Acutia (Ἀκούτεια) was a town of the Vaccaei, in Hispania Tarraconensis, on the river Durius (the modern Douro), which had a ford here. Its site is unknown.

References

  1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 152. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aco'ntia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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