Ad Portum

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: E.W.B. Fentress

Contributors: R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified May 21, 2025 10:21 AM — History

Possibly to be associated with modern Zebacha (BAltDir). The BAtlas point is coincident with the modern Algerian town of El Eulma.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/305022

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.1516830468, 5.71067109113

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: BAtlas Point Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 1860 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ad Portum (Latin, 30 BC - AD 640)
- Ad portv̄ (Ad portu: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)

Ad Portum makes connections with:

None

Ad Portum receives connections from:

None

Place type:
station (road or coastal)

References:

Evidence:

TP (Talbert: CUP) 1C4 (Talbert 3509)

See Further:

Related:

TM GEO ID 41677: Ad Portum (Zebacha)

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 31 D4 Ad Portum?

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Zebacha

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Suggested citation:
E.W.B. Fentress, R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Ad Portum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/305022> [accessed: 13 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/305022 |title=Places: 305022 (Ad Portum) |author=Fentress, E. |accessdate=February 13, 2026 1:58 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}