Cavii (tribe) explained

The Cavii were an Illyrian tribe.^{[1] [2]} They lived close to Lake Shkodër. Their main settlement was Epicaria, which is thought to be probably located around modern-day Pukë.^{[3] [4]} They are occasionally mentioned by ancient writers.^[5]

Gentius the Illyrian king during the third Illyrian war sent his half-brother Caravantius, detaching 1,000 infantry and 50 horsemen, attacked the Cavii, failing to capture one of their cities while ravaging the fields of the city of Caravandis.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Papazoglu, Fanula . The central Balkan tribes in pre-Roman times : Triballi, Autariatae, Dardanians, Scordisci and Moesians . 1978 . Hakkert . 90-256-0793-4 . Amsterdam . 4076992.
2. Web site: Illyrian Tribes . 2022-05-20 . My Albanian studies.
3. Web site: Pukë . 2022-05-20 . Nomads Travel Guide . en-US.
4. Souchier . Margaret . Hazlitt . William . August 1998 . The Classical Gazetteer . Taxon . 47 . 3 . 782 . 10.2307/1223619 . 1223619 . 0040-0262.
5. Book: Livy . Rome and the Mediterranean : books XXXI-XLV of The history of Rome from its foundation . 1976 . Penguin . Henry Bettenson . 0-14-044318-5 . Harmondsworth . 2592966.
6. Book: Wilkes, J. J. . The Illyrians . 1992 . B. Blackwell . 0-631-14671-7 . Cambridge, Mass., USA . 23689275.
7. Web site: Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 44, chapter 30 . 2022-05-20 . www.perseus.tufts.edu.