Vescia
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Feb 09, 2026 11:04 AM
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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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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/438874
41.225076075, 13.8689296
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- Uescia, Vescia (Vescia: Latin, 550 BC - 30 BC)
- Vescia located near Massicus (mountain) (unspecified date range)
- Less than certain: Vescia located near Pagus Vescinus (30 BC - AD 300)
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unlocated, settlement
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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 Vescia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: probably near Pagus Vescinus
N. Purcell, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Vescia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/438874> [accessed: 15 May 2026]
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