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Promona

34 BCE · 1st century BCE

Promona was a hill fortress near modern Drniš in Dalmatia, Croatia, held by the Delmatae in the 1st century BCE. During his Illyrian campaign of 35–33 BCE, Octavian besieged and captured it, one of a series of strongholds he took to subdue the peoples behind the Adriatic coast. The campaign is described by Appian.

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