Illyrie
In classical antiquity, Illyria (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυρία or Ἰλλυρίς,[1] Laitin: Illyria,[2] see an aa Illyricum) wis a region in the wastren pairt o the Balkan Peninsula inhabitit bi the Illyrians.
The prehistory o Illyria an the Illyrians is kent frae archaeological evidence. The Romans conquered the region in 168 BC in the eftermath o the Illyrian Wars. "Illyria" is thus a designation o a roughly defined region o the wastren Balkans as seen frae a Roman perspective, juist as Magna Germania is a rough geographic term nae delineatit bi ony lingueestic or ethnic unity.
The term Illyris is sometimes uised tae define an aurie (nou in modren Albanie) north o the Aous valley such as Illyris Graeca.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Polybius. Histories, 1.13.1 Archived 2012-07-16 at Archive.today.
- ↑ Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles. "Illyria". A Latin Dictionary.
- ↑ Boardman 1982, p. 623.