Abelterium
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp
Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, René Voorburg, Sean Gillies
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Jun 25, 2026 03:42 PM
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History
Attested by the Antonine Itineraries and the Geographer of Ravenna, Abelterium is probably to be identified with modern Alter do Chão in Portugal's Portalegre district.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/255947
39.19969, -7.658632
- Associated Modern Locations:
- Less than certain: DARMC location 19632 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Less than certain: DARE Location (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
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- Abelterion (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Abelterium (Latin, 30 BC - AD 640)
- Less than certain: Alter do Chão (Portuguese, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
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station (road or coastal), settlement-modern
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 26 C2 Abelterium
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: probably Alter do Chão POR
Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, René Voorburg, and Sean Gillies, 'Abelterium: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/255947> [accessed: 17 July 2026]
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