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Uscana

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Author: Titus Livius

The chief town of the Penestae in Illyria, taken and retaken in the campaigns of 169 BC; site of Appius Claudius's disaster.

Reading notes

The History of Rome, Book 43 §15 Uscana
The chief town of the Penestae in Illyria; here Appius Claudius's column was ambushed and destroyed.

The History of Rome, Book 43 hist · 3 mentions