proper nounĂchĕrontĭaACHERONTIA☆ KeepMeaninga small town of ApuliaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ACHERONTIALEWIS & SHORTACHERONTIAĂchĕrontĭa, ae, f., I. a small town of Apulia, near the frontiers of Lucania, situated on a hill, now Acerenza: celsa, Hor. C. 3, 4, 14.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesGeographyAcherontiaAcherontia (Ἀχεροντίς or (Αχεροντις or (Αχεροντία), a small town of Apulia, near the frontiers of Lucania, situated about 14 miles S. of Venusia, and …