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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.
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.
Also referred to as the Amantieis or Amantini, the Amantes lived in the inland region of the Bay of Vlorë. Ardiaei: The Ardiaei lived in a region between Konjic on the north, the Neretva on the west, Lake Shkodër to the southeast and the Adriatic Sea on the south. The chief settlements of the Ardiaean State were Rhizon and Scodra. Armistae
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.
Illyrian tribes in the 7th–4th centuries BCE. This is a list of ancient tribes in the ancient territory of Illyria (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυρία; Latin: Illyria).The name Illyrians seems to be the name of a single Illyrian tribe that was the first to come into contact with the ancient Greeks, causing the name Illyrians to be applied to all people of similar language and customs. [1]
691 BC. First Illyrian invasion of Macedonia after bad relations developed. [4]BC. Gaularos, ruler of the Taulanti state wages war on the Macedonians.
The Illyrian kingdom was composed of small areas within the region of Illyria. Only the Romans ruled the entire region. The internal organization of the south Illyrian kingdom points to imitation of their neighbouring Greek kingdoms and influence from the Greek and Hellenistic world in the growth of their urban centres. [29]
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