In classical and late antiquity, Illyria (/ ɪ ˈ l ɪər i ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυρία, Illyría or Ἰλλυρίς, Illyrís; [1] [2] Latin: Illyria, [3] Illyricum) [4] was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyrians.

The territory the Illyrians inhabited came to be known as Illyria to later Greek and Roman authors, who identified a territory that corresponds to most of Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, much of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, western and central Serbia and some parts of Slovenia between the Adriatic Sea in the west, the Drava river in the ...

Illyria, known as Illyria the Merciless [1] and the God-King of the Primordium, [2] was one of the Old Ones, the powerful pure demons that ruled Earth during the Primordium Age. In 2004, she resurrected in the body of Winifred Burkle, killing her in the process. [3]

Illyria, northwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula, inhabited from about the 10th century bce onward by the Illyrians, an Indo-European people. At the height of their power, the Illyrian frontiers extended from the Danube River southward to the Adriatic Sea and from there eastward to the Šar Mountains .

The earliest known Illyrian king – Bardylis – emerged in southern Illyria around 400 BC, most likely centered in Dassaretis, a region along Lake Ohrid and east to the Prespa Lakes, located on the border between Macedon and Epirus. He aimed to …

2023年5月25日 · The Illyrians, bearing the Hallstatt culture, were a group of Indo-European tribes in antiquity, which inhabited part of western Balkan Peninsula. Illyria extended from the Danube River southwards to the Adriatic Sea and eastwards to the Sharr (Šar) Mountains.

2020年3月13日 · Albania is located at the crossroads of the eastern Adriatic and was known as Illyria and Epirus throughout the Classical era. It played a strategic role in ancient times and was a point of contact between Illyrian, Greek , and Roman civilizations.

Illyria , Ancient country, northwestern Balkan Peninsula, southeastern Europe. It was inhabited from the 10th century bc by the Illyrians, an Indo-European people who later practiced piracy on Roman shipping.

region Illyria was named after lyra and first time the name Illyria was mentioned was in 4 - th century BC). According to Hellenic mythology name Illyrians is derived from the son of Cadmus and Harmonia - Illyrius. The ruler of Dorians represented both a …

Among the many powerful civilizations emerging across the ancient Mediterranean world, from the grandeur of Rome to the fleets of Carthage, the kingdom of Illyria held sway over a broad swath of the Balkans for nearly a millennium.