Acontisma

40°57′58″N 24°31′41″E / 40.966°N 24.528°E / 40.966; 24.528 Acontisma or Akontisma (Ancient Greek: Ἀχόντισμα),^[1] also called Hercontroma or Herkontroma,^[2]^[3] was a settlement in ancient Macedon^[4] near the border of Thrace^[2] on the coast and on the Via Egnatia, 8 or 9 miles (13 to 15 km) eastward of Neapolis (modern Kavala), on a pass of the same name.^[5] Its site has been identified with remains about 2 miles (3 km) east of Nea Karvali.^[6]^[3]

An account describing the political consolidation of ancient Macedon identified Acontisma as an outpost located at the easternmost limit of the Macedonian territory.^[7] During the Roman times, Acontisma was also the eastern boundary of the province of Macedonia.^[7] This settlement, which was some sources described as a mountain pass^[8] and a border passage, was included in one of Trajan's inscription citing road repairs.^[9]

References

^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. 640.
^ ^a ^b Gustav Hirschfeld: Akontisma.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. I,1, Stuttgart 1893, col. 1185.
^ ^a ^b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ Antonine Itinerary
^ Ammianus Marcellinus. Res Gestae - The Later Roman Empire (AD 354–378). Vol. 27.4.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
^ ^a ^b Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (2011). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 333. ISBN 9781444351637.
^ den Boeft, J; Drijvers, J.W.; den Hengst, D.; Teitler, H.C. (2009). Ammianus Marcellinus. Leiden: BRILL. p. 88. ISBN 9789004180376.
^ Boeft, J. Den; Drijvers, J.W.; den Hengst, D.; Teitler, H.C. (2008). Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus: XXVI. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 202. ISBN 9789004162129.

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

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[1] Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. 640.

[Pauly-2] Gustav Hirschfeld: Akontisma.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. I,1, Stuttgart 1893, col. 1185.

[Barrington-3] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

[4] Antonine Itinerary

[5] Ammianus Marcellinus. Res Gestae - The Later Roman Empire (AD 354–378). Vol. 27.4.

[6] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[:0-7] Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (2011). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 333. ISBN 9781444351637.

[8] Boeft, J; Drijvers, J.W.; den Hengst, D.; Teitler, H.C. (2009). Ammianus Marcellinus. Leiden: BRILL. p. 88. ISBN 9789004180376.

[9] Boeft, J. Den; Drijvers, J.W.; den Hengst, D.; Teitler, H.C. (2008). Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus: XXVI. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 202. ISBN 9789004162129.

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