These factors, coupled with references in which the Baris was itself called an acra, have led some to suggest that the Baris and the Acra were in fact the same structure.
Estes fatores, associados a referências que indicam que a própria Baris era denominada de acra, levaram a que muitos sugerissem que a Baris e a Acra eram, de facto, a mesma estrutura.