Acumincum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.J. Wilkes Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: J.J. Wilkes Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jan 10, 2026 03:32 PM
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History
Acumincum (modern Stari Slankamen in Serbia) was a settlement of the Scordisci that was later conquered by the Romans. During the Flavian period, the Cohors I Britannica equitata and II Adjutrix were based there.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/206874
45.1450548, 20.2534441
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location of Acuminicum (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Acumincum (30 BC - AD 640)
- Acunum (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Ἀκούμιγκον (Akouminkon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Acumincum located on Danuvius/Istros/Hister (river) (unspecified date range)
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fort, tower (deprecated)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 21 C4 Acumincum
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Stari Slankamen YUG
J.J. Wilkes, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Acumincum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/206874> [accessed: 14 July 2026]
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