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On both sides of the border region between southern Illyria and northern Epirus, the contact between the Illyrian and Greek languages produced an area of bilingualism between the two, although it is unclear how the impact of the one language to the other developed because of the scarcity of available archaeological material.
Illyria is the setting for Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales. Lloyd Alexander's The Illyrian Adventure is set in Illyria in 1872. [31] John Hawkes' 1970 novel The Blood Oranges is set in a fictionalized Illyria. [32] There is a fictional Illyria with its inhabitants, winged fae, in the fantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.
Illyria, a region in Southeastern Europe in classical antiquity, inhabited by ancient Illyrians; Illyricum (Roman province), a Roman province that existed between 27 BC and 69/79 AD; Diocese of Illyricum, a diocese of the Late Roman Empire; Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum, one of four praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire ...
Written studies about the Illyrians and Illyria, their history and cultures, go back to classical antiquity with Greco-Roman historiography and accounts, possibly beginning with Hesiod, Hecataeus and Herodotus and best known through such authors as Thucydides, Aristotle, Polybius, [4] Velleius Paterculus [5] Suetonius, [6] Pausanias, Appian, [7] Cassius Dio, [8] Diodorus Siculus, [9] Julius ...
Pleuratus I (r. 356–335 BC): reigned near the Adriatic coast in southern Illyria. In a losing effort in 344 BC, tried to thwart Philip's advances in Illyria. [23] Pleurias (r. c. 337/336 BC): Illyrian ruler who campaigned against Philip II about 337 BC.
WikiProject Illyria is the WikiProject dedicated to the creation, expansion and maintenance of Wikipedia's coverage related to Illyria, Illyrians and their cultural and historical legacy. The project encompasses all articles, categories and images related to the topic.
This is a list of settlements in Illyria founded by Illyrians (southern Illyrians, Dardanians, Pannonians), Liburni, Ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire. A number of cities in Illyria and later Illyricum were built on the sites or close to the sites of pre-existing Illyrian settlements, though that was not always the case.
Illyria, the historical region on the Balkan Peninsula Illyrians, an ancient tribe inhabiting Illyria; Illyrian language, languages of ancient Illyrian tribes; Illyricum (Roman province) Illyrian (South Slavic), a common name for 17th to 19th century South Slavic languages, the forerunner of Serbo-Croatian