Alcomenae

Alcomenae or Alkomenai (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκομεναί), also Alcomena or Alkomena (Ἀλκομενα), or Alalcomenae or Alalkomenai (Ancient Greek: Ἀλαλκομ́εναι), was a town of the Deuriopes on the Erigon, in Paeonia in ancient Macedonia.[1]

For the town of ancient Ithaca, see Alalcomenae (Ithaca).

Its site is tentatively located near modern Bučin (Buchin) in North Macedonia.[2][3]

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. 7.7.9. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 49, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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


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