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Metulum

Metulum was the main stronghold of the Iapydes, an Iron Age people of the north-western Balkans, in what is now Croatia. In 35 BCE Octavian besieged it during his Illyrian campaign and was wounded in the assault. The defenders burned their town rather than surrender.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Metulum. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/metulum
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