Illyrians

Also known as Illyrii

thumb|upright=1.3|right|Illyrian tribes in the 1st–2nd centuries AD The Illyrians (, ; ) were a group of Indo-European-speaking people who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan populations, along with the Thracians and Greeks.

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The Illyrians were an ancient Indo-European people who lived on the western Balkan Peninsula and formed one of the three major populations of the early Balkan region, alongside the Thracians and Greeks. Understanding the Illyrians matters because they were a significant civilization that shaped the cultural and ethnic history of southeastern Europe in classical antiquity.

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Etymology
Terminology and attestation
''Illyrii proprie dicti''
Origins
Archaeology
Archaeogenetics
In ancient Greek and Roman literature
History
Iron Age
Roman era and Late Antiquity
Society
Social and political organisation
Education
Warfare
Culture
Language
Linguistic evidence and subgrouping
Religion
Archaeology
Early Middle Ages
Nationalism
Albanians
South Slavs
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

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 north, the Morava river in the east and the Ceraunian Mountains in the south. The first account of Illyrian people dates back to the 6th century BC, in the works of the ancient Greek writer Hecataeus of Miletus.