Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography/Abro'tonum

by William Smith (1813-1893)

ABROTONUM (Άβροτονον), a Phoenician city on the coast of N. Africa, in the district of Tripolitana, between the Syrtes, usually identified with Sabrata, though Pliny makes them different places. (Scylax, p. 47; Strab. p. 835; Steph. B. s. v.; Plin. v. 4)[ P. S. ]