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Illyria

Also known as Illyria and Illyrians

In classical and late antiquity, Illyria (; , Illyría or , Illyrís; , Illyricum) was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyrians.

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Illyria was a region in the western Balkans during ancient and late-ancient times that was home to various tribes of people called the Illyrians. Understanding Illyria matters because it helps explain the early history and cultural makeup of the Balkan Peninsula before the rise of later kingdoms and empires in that area.

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Settlement.name: Illyria
Settlement.settlement_type: Historical region
Settlement.image_map: Illyrians in the 1st-2nd centuries CE.png
Settlement.map_caption: Approximate area settled by Illyrian tribes during classical antiquity
Settlement.subdivision_type: Area
Settlement.subdivision_name: Southeast Europe
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Balkan
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Commons gallery: Illyria and Illyrians
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Name
Illyrian kingdoms
Roman Protectorate of Illyricum
Roman rule
In culture
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The Ancient Greeks initially used the term Illyris to define approximately the area of northern and central present-day Albania down to the Aoös valley (modern Vjosa) and the Bay of Vlorë, including in most periods much of the lakeland area (Ohrid and Prespa). It corresponded to the region that neighboured Macedonia and Epirus. In Roman times the terms Illyria, Illyris, or Illyricum were extended from the territory that was roughly located in the area of the south-eastern Adriatic coast (modern Albania and Montenegro) and its hinterland (entire modern Bosnia and Herzegovina, Western Serbia), to a broader region stretching between the whole eastern Adriatic and the Danube.