History of Uzice

region. In the 3rd century BC, Scordisci were formed here after the Gallic invasion of the Balkans. The region was conquered by the Roman Empire in 168 BC, being organized into the Illyricum province in 32-27 BC, and after 10 AD, the province of Dalmatia. The town municipiumCapedunum existed here during Roman times, its name point at Celtic origin, (dun, fortress), similarly to Singidunum, the founding of Belgrade.

Middle Ages

Slavs are mentioned in the region since the 520s, when tribes pillaged the Eastern Roman Empire; during Justinian I's rule (527–565), up to 100,000 Slavs raided Thessalonica. The region (Drina župania) was part of the Vlastimirović dynasty when they established the Serbian Principality, the first Serb state. Across the Drina, the army of Časlav fought the invading Magyars in ca 950-960. The region was annexed by the Byzantine Empire after 969, becoming part of the katepanate of Ras, then