LISSA
LISSA (
Λίσσα, Procop.
B.G. 1.7; Itin. Anton.), an island off the coast of Illyricum, placed by Pliny (
3.30) over against Iadera.
Uglian, noted for its marbles, and an island which obtained a momentary importance during the wars of the Venetians, represents Lissa. (Wilkinson,
Dalmatia and Montenegro, vol. i. p. 78.)
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