Acontia (Ancient Greek: Ἀκοντία)[1] or Acutia (Ἀκούτεια)[2] 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 domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aco'ntia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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