Acontisma or Akontisma ( grc, Ἀχόντισμα), also called Hercontroma or Herkontroma, was a settlement in

ancient Macedon Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...

near the border of

Thrace Thrace (; el, Θράκη, Thráki; bg, Тракия, Trakiya; tr, Trakya) or Thrake is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe, now split among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to t ...

on the coast and on the

Via Egnatia The Via Egnatia was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. It crossed Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thracia, running through territory that is now part of modern Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . of ...

, 8 or 9 miles (13 to 15 km) eastward of Neapolis (modern

Kavala Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...

), on a pass of the same name. Its site has been identified with remains about 2 miles (3 km) east of

Nea Karvali Nea Karvali ( el, Νέα Καρβάλη) is a village and a Communities and Municipalities of Greece, community of the Kavala, Kavala municipality. Most of the inhabitants are descendants of Cappadocian Greeks who arrived from Karvali (today Gü ...

. An account describing the political consolidation of ancient Macedon identified Acontisma as an outpost located at the easternmost limit of the Macedonian territory. During the Roman times, Acontisma was also the eastern boundary of the province of Macedonia. This settlement, which was some sources described as a mountain pass and a border passage, was included in one of

Trajan Trajan ( ; la, Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 539/11 August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117. Officially declared ''optimus princeps'' ("best ruler") by the senate, Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presi ...

's inscription citing road repairs.

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Populated places in ancient Macedonia Former populated places in Greece Archaeological sites in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace {{ancientRome-stub