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Illyrian chiefs wore bronze torques around their necks much like the Celts did. The Illyrians were influenced by the Celts in many cultural and material aspects and some of them were Celticized, especially the tribes in Dalmatia and the Pannonians. In Slovenia, the Vače situla was discovered in 1882 and attributed to Illyrians. Prehistoric ...
In history of Europe: Romans. The next to arrive were Illyrians from the Balkans, who occupied Venetia and Apulia. At the beginning of the historical period, Greek colonists arrived in Italy, and after 400 bce the Celts, who settled in the plain of the Po. Read More; conflict with. Alexander the Great
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 walls of Daorson.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Illyrians, People of The North
- Illyrians, Indo-Europeans from The East
- Illyrians, People of Illyon
- Ilion of The Adriatic
- Illion Or Wilusa?
- Conclusion
Unable to explain this name, the Greeks invented an eponymous ancestor named Illyrius. According to one version of the myth, he was the son of Cadmus and Harmonia. According to the other, he was a son of Polyphemus and Galatea and he had two brothers. Their names were Celtus and Galas. These sorts of genealogies were common in the ancient world. Th...
A later theory, influenced by the Kurgan hypothesis, claimed that Illyrians came from the east, during the Bronze age. As speakers of an Indo-European language, the Illyrians must have come to the Adriatic Sea from the east. Interestingly, the ancient Greeks probably knew this theory too. This is obvious from the other genealogy, where Cadmus and H...
We saw that Illyrian origins date to the Bronze age and that they most likely come from the east. We also saw clear links between the region of ancient Troy and that of the Balkans and the east. But these connections become much more evident when we see the list of Trojan allies. They were: 1. Amazons – a tribe of women warriors related to Scythian...
There is only one more ancient city called Ilion. It lies on the coast of the Adriatic sea, in modern Epirus. For the ancient Greeks, this was a part of the oldest Illyria – Illyris Greaca. Illyris Greaca consisted of Epirus, Dalmatia, and Pannonia. During the Roman period, Epirus became a part of Macedonia. So, is it a coincidence that the city of...
Now that we identified what “Illyria” could mean, it would be interesting to see what is the meaning of Illion. The word is not Greek. In recent years, scholars have been supporting the theory that the original name was Wilusa (wi5-lu-ša), as inscribed in the Hittite texts. I will not go into all analogies between Wilusa and Ilion, as they are avai...
Most of the Trojan allies came from the region of Illyria and Thracia. The connections between these regions are not disputed by history and archaeology. Therefore we can assume that “Illyrian” was a designation for those who fought in the Ilion war, on the side of the Trojans. In this case, the term related to a confederation of different tribes, ...
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The Illyrians were notorious sailors in the ancient world. They were great ship builders and seafarers. The most skillful Illyrian sailors were the Liburnians, Japodes, Delmatae and Ardiaei. The greatest navy was built by Agron in the 3rd century BC. There were different types of Illyrian ships, built for various uses.
Illyrian chieftains wore bronze torcs around their necks much like the Celts did. The Illyrians were influenced by the Celts in many cultural and material aspects and some of them became Celtic, especially the Dalmatian tribes and the Pannonians. In Slovenia, the Vače situla was discovered in 1882 and attributed to the Illyrians.
In classical and late antiquity, Illyria ( / ɪˈlɪəriə /; 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 Ancient Greeks initially used ...
