battle, ancient

Battle of Uskana

Name: Battle of Uskana
Location: North Macedonia

Battle of Uskana was a battle fought in 169 BC in what is now North Macedonia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Third Macedonian War, which ran from 171 BC to 168 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 Roman troops; 500 Illyrian cavalry against 10,000 infantry; 2,000 lightly armed soldiers; 500 cavalry.

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Fought169 BC

WhereNorth Macedonia41.514N, 20.969E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMacedonian victory

BelligerentsRoman Republic; Illyrian soldiersagainstMacedonian kingdom

Casualties and lossesUnknown casualties; 500 surrenderedandUnknown

Part ofThird Macedonian War171 BC to 168 BC

Where it sits in Third Macedonian War

4 placed engagements of Third Macedonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	169 BC (year precision)
Place	North Macedonia 41.514N, 20.969E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Territorial change	Macedonia conquers Uskana
Strength	4,000 Roman troops; 500 Illyrian cavalry	10,000 infantry; 2,000 lightly armed soldiers; 500 cavalry
Casualties and losses	Unknown casualties; 500 surrendered	Unknown; A big amount of the town's population enslaved
Commanders	Gaius Carvilius Afrania gens	Perseus of Macedon

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Sliva 1903, 26 km SE
Battle of Mečkin Kamen 1903, 27 km SE
Siege of Svetigrad 1448, 32 km W
Battle of Oranik 1456, 36 km W
Battle of Oranik 1448, 36 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Callinicus 171 BC
After: Siege of Aiginion 168 BC
All 4 engagements of Third Macedonian War

Elsewhere in 169 BC

Siege of Eucratideia Afghanistan

Battle of Uskana is one of 91 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day North Macedonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133480177, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Uskana (169 BC), revision 1370592038, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.