Vaga

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: R.B. Hitchner

Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Enes Yılandiloğlu

Last modified Mar 31, 2026 03:30 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement

Vaga (Béja, Tunisia) was a much-contested city in antiquity. During the conflict against Rome, Iugurtha made Vaga his base of operations.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/315253

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.726581, 9.184162

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 1670 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Bāce (Ottoman Turkish, AD 1500 - AD 1599)
- Vaga (330 BC - AD 640)

Vaga makes connections with:

None

Vaga receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement

References:

See Further:

Related:

Arachne Vaga (Colonia Septimia Vaga) Beja (Gouvernorat), Republik Tunesien

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 32 D3 Vaga

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Beja

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Suggested citation:
R.B. Hitchner, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Vaga: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/315253> [accessed: 14 May 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/315253 |title=Places: 315253 (Vaga) |author=Hitchner, R. |accessdate=May 14, 2026 4:08 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}