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 the Pelagonia Region 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]

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 7.7.9. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. "Bučin", Wikipedia, 2021-09-07, retrieved 2021-09-07

 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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