Vescia

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: N. Purcell

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Sep 08, 2019 11:20 AM — History

Vescia was a city of the Ausones that is now unlocated. It became involved in the Latin War and Rome destroyed the city in 314 B.C.

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Canonical URI for this page:
http://3.22.44.247/places/438874

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.16689215, 13.9198992

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Barrington Atlas location (550 BC - 30 BC)

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Uescia, Vescia (Vescia: Latin, 550 BC - 30 BC)

Vescia makes connections with:

Vescia located near Massicus (unspecified date range)

Vescia receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, settlement

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Evidence:

See Further:

See Also:

Cic. Leg. agr. 2.66.4

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 Vescia

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: probably near Pagus Vescinus

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Suggested citation:
N. Purcell, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Vescia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2019 <http://3.22.44.247/places/438874> [accessed: 04 July 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=http://3.22.44.247/places/438874 |title=Places: 438874 (Vescia) |author=Purcell, N. |accessdate=July 4, 2025 10:55 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}