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List of ancient cities in Illyria

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This is a list of ancient cities in Illyria, towns, villages, and fortresses by Illyrians, Veneti, Liburni, Romans, Celts, Thracians, Dacians or Greeks located in or near Illyrian lands. A number of cities in Illyria and later Illyricum were built on the sites or close to the sites of pre-existing Illyrian settlements, though that was not always the case. Some settlements may have a double entry, e.g., Greek Pola and Roman Pietas Julia, and some toponyms are reconstructed.

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Illyrian settlements

  • Arduba, supposedly Vranduk near Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bassania, Hellenised
  • Parthus of the Parthini
  • Kratul, a settlement and fortification of the Labeates tribe
  • Damastion, later colonised by Greeks from Aegina
  • Dimale, a town located in the territory of the tribe of the Parthini near Krotinë, Berat District.
  • Hedum Kastelum, was the capital of the Illyrian tribe "Daesitiates". It's located in the modern town of Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The site is mostly ruined.
  • Meteon
  • Rhizon stronghold of many kings, high degree of Hellenization
  • Scodra capital city of the Labeates, later colonized by Romans
  • Sesarethus of the Sesarethi
  • Uscana of the Penestae
  • Epicaria of the Cavii
  • Eugenium village or fort of the Partheni
  • Bargulum village or fort of the Partheni
  • Dalmatian

  • Delminium of the Delmatae
  • Saloniana of the Delmatae
  • Chinna, Dalmatia of the Delmatae
  • Promona of the Delmatae
  • Salona of the Delmatae
  • Pituntium of the Delmatae
  • Nareste of the Delmatae
  • Oneum of the Delmatae
  • Andetrium or Andecrium of the Delmatae
  • Salvia, Liburnia of the Delmatae
  • Tilurium of the Delmatae
  • Setovia of the Delmatae
  • Liburnian

  • Aenona
  • Alvona of the Alutrenses
  • Apsorus
  • Arba
  • Argyruntum
  • Asseria - Podgrađe near Benkovac
  • Burnum
  • Colentum
  • Corinium - modern Karin Donji in Benkovac area
  • Crepsa
  • Curicum
  • Fulfinium
  • Gissa or Cissa - modern Caska near Novalja
  • Iader or Idassa
  • Issa - occupied by the Greek colonizers from the 4th century BC
  • Lopsica - modern Sveti Juraj, south from Senj
  • Nedinum - modern Nadin near Škabrnja
  • Pasinium - unknown position in Ražanac - Vinjerac - Posedarje range
  • Flanona
  • Portunata
  • Promona - modern Tepljuh near Drniš, occupied by Dalmatae from the 2nd half of the 1st century BC
  • Senia
  • Sidrona of the Sidrini
  • Scardona
  • Tarsatica - Rijeka
  • Varvaria
  • Ortoplinia or Ortopula - Stinica in Municipality of Senj
  • Vegia or Vegium
  • Venetic

  • Nesactium of the Histri
  • Ateste
  • Iramene
  • Pellaon
  • Palsatium
  • Atina, Istria
  • Caelina
  • Volcera
  • Greek cities

  • Avlona founded in the 6th century BC
  • Apollonia founded by colonists from Corinth and Corfu at 600 BC
  • Amantia founded by Locrians and Euboean colonists
  • Lychnidos founded by the mythical Cadmus and Harmonia
  • Byllis, a polis in 400 BC
  • Daorson of the Daorsi, Hellenised a completely Hellenized town
  • Nikaia, demos of Byllis
  • Nymphaion, 3 miles away of Lissos
  • Narona as an Emporion 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
  • Epidamnus founded by colonists from Corinth and Corcyra at 625 BC
  • Melaina Korkyra founded by colonists from Knidos
  • Issa founded by colonists from Syracuse
  • Aspalathos of the Greek colony of Issa, modern Split, Croatia
  • Epetium
  • Tragurion or Tragorium of the Greek colony of Issa
  • Epidauros 6th century BC
  • Lissos founded by colonists from Syracuse at 385 BC
  • Olokenion founded by colonists from Colchis at 5th century BC
  • Pharos founded by colonists from Paros at 385 BC
  • Pola founded by colonists from Colchis
  • Salona Emporion of the Greek colony of Issa at 4th century BC
  • Bouthoe as Emporion
  • Orikon or Orikos
  • Celtic settlements

  • Navissos, later the Roman Naissus
  • Segestica
  • Roman cities

  • Gabuleus
  • Crevenia
  • Roman Macedon

    A small part of the Roman province of Macedonia included Illyria Graeca, or Epirus Nova.

  • Albanopolis inhabited by the Albanoi, first mentioned at 150 AD in the Roman province of Macedon
  • Dyrrachium, the Greek city of Epidamnus
  • Lissus, the Greek city of Lissos
  • Corragum fortress
  • Clodiana
  • Marusium
  • Roman Italia

    A very small part of the province of Italia included Istria.

  • Pietas Julia
  • Roman Pannonia

  • Sirmium
  • Mursa
  • Siscia
  • Roman Dalmatia

  • Aruccia
  • Arauzona
  • Aequum
  • Apsorus
  • Acruvium
  • Arba, Scardona
  • Aleta, Dalmatia
  • Berginium
  • Burnum, fortress at founded 33 BC
  • Corinium, Liburnia
  • Ausancali
  • Epidaurum
  • Doclea founded 100 AD
  • Fulfinium
  • Jader
  • Herona, Dalmatia
  • Rhizana
  • Senia, Liburnia
  • Narona Roman stronghold 1st century BC and later civilian colony
  • Salona 1st century BC
  • Adra, Liburnia
  • Sicum
  • Blanona, Liburnia
  • Siparuntum
  • Ouporum
  • Enderum
  • Iminacium
  • Stulpi
  • Ardotium mentioned by Pliny and Ptolemy to be at inland Liburnia
  • Curicum
  • Collentum
  • Tediastum inland Liburnia, along river Tedanius
  • Curcum
  • Roman Dardania

  • Ulpiana
  • Municipium Dardanicum
  • Naissus, Nysus in the Byzantine era
  • Theranda
  • Scupi, founded at 81 AD - 96 AD
  • Vicianum
  • Vindenis
  • Velanis
  • Dacian

  • Thermidava mentioned by Ptolemy, near Scodra
  • Quemedava mentioned by Procopius in Dardania
  • Thracian

  • Dardapara
  • References

    List of ancient cities in Illyria Wikipedia