List of Illyrian peoples and tribes

The Illyrians (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυριοί, Illyrioi; Latin: Illyrii) were a conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula, Southeastern Europe.

Illyrian tribes

Main article: List of ancient tribes in Illyria

Tribe	Description
Abroi
Albanoi	The Albanoi populated the region between the Mat and Shkumbin. Their chief settlement was Albanopolis located in Zgërdhesh, near Krujë.
Amantes	Also referred to as the Amantieis or Amantini, the Amantes lived in the inland region of the Bay of Vlorë.
Ardiaei	The Ardiaei lived in a region between Konjic on the north, the Neretva on the west, Lake Shkodër to the southeast and the Adriatic Sea on the south. The chief settlements of the Ardiaean State were Rhizon and Scodra.
Armistae
Arthitae
Autariatae	The Autariatae, alternatively known as Autariatai or Autariates, inhabited the valleys of Lim, Tara and West Morava within the Accursed Mountains.
Balaites
Baridustae
Bathiatae	The Bathiatae were located among today's modern Bosna River which was once known as Bathinus flumen and they took their name from this river.
Bylliones
Cavii	The Cavii lived close to Lake Shkodër. Their main settlement was Epicaria, which is thought to be probably located around modern-day Pukë.
Dalmatae	The Dalmatae lived in the region of Dalmatia.
Daorsi	The Daorsi lived in the valley of Neretva.
Dardani	The Dardani lived in the Kosovo and areas around it.
Dassareti
Daunians
Deraemestae
Deretini
Deuri
Dindari	The Dindari were of Celtic influence and lived on the western bank of the Drina Valley, close to Skelani and Srebrenica.
Docleatae
Dyestes
Enchele
Endirudini
Grabaei
Iapydes
Kinambroi
Labeatae
Mazaei
Melcumani
Messapians
Narensi
Ozuaei
Parthini
Penestae
Peucetians
Pleraei
Sardiatae
Sasaei
Selepitani
Tariotes
Taulantii	The Taulantii or Taulantians were are among the most archaic attested Illyrian peoples. They inhabited the region across the hinterland of Dyrrhachion-Epidamnos between the valleys of Mat and Shkumbin.

Possibly related peoples

Map of the Illyrian tribes

• Antitani / Atintanes / Atintani? (Illyrian Atintani)
• Dassaretae (Dassareti)?
• Turboletae
• Molossians^[1][2][3]

Pannonians

Eastern group

• • Amantini / Amantes
  • Andes / Andizetes
  • Azali
  • Breuci
    • Colapiani
    • Oseriates / Osseriates
  • Ditiones
  • Jasi
  • Pirustae / Pirusti
  • Ceraunii
  • Glintidiones
  • Scirtari
  • Siculotae

Western group

• • Daesitiates
  • Maezaei / Maizaioi / Mazaioi
  • Segestani

Paeonians

Main article: Paeonians

Paionian tribes in yellow, north and northeast of Ancient Macedonians

There are different views and still no agreement among scholars about the Paeonians/Paeones ethnic and linguistic kinship. Some such as Wilhelm Tomaschek and Paul Kretschmer claim that the language spoken by the Paeonians belonged to the Illyrian family, while Dimitar Dechev claims affinities with Thracian. Irwin L. Merker considers that the language spoken by the Paeonians was closely related to Greek (and ancient Macedonian if it was a distinct language from ancient Greek), a Hellenic language with "a great deal of Illyrian and Thracian influence as a result of this proximity".^[4]

• Agrianes^[5] (also, Agriani and Agrii) (it is also claimed that this tribe was Thracian)
• Almopians^[6] (also Almopioi)
• Derrones^[7] (also Derroni) (it is also claimed that this tribe was Thracian)
• Doberes^[8]
• Laeaeans^[5] (also Laeaei and Laiai)
• Odomantes^[9] (also Odomanti) (it is also claimed that this tribe was Thracian)^[10]
• Paeoplae^[11]
• Siropaiones^[12]

See also

• List of Illyrians
• List of settlements in Illyria
• List of ancient tribes in Illyria