List of settlements in Illyria

This is a list of settlements in Illyria founded by Illyrians (southern Illyrians, Dardanians, Pannonians), Liburni, Ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire. 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, for example the Ancient Greek Pola, Roman Pietas Julia, and some toponyms are reconstructed.

Albania

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#	Settlement[note 1]	Habitation	Location	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
1	Ad Acroceraunia		Near Llogara Pass	40°16′52″N 19°27′20″E	[1]
2	Ad Quintum		Bradashesh	41°05′38″N 20°00′54″E	[2]
3	Akrolissos, Lissus		Lezhë	41°46′58″N 19°38′38″E	[3]
4	Amantia		Ploç	40°22′37″N 19°42′0″E	[1]
5	Antipatrea		Berat	40°42′0″N 19°57′0″E	[4]
6	Apollonia		Pojan	40°44′2″N 19°27′46″E	[1]
7	Aulon		Vlorë	40°28′0″N 19°29′0″E	[5]
8	Bushat		Bushat	41°58′1″N 19°31′59″E	[6]
9	Byllis		Hekal	40°32′25″N 19°44′15″E	[7]
10	Cerje		Cerje, Vlorë	40°16′11″N 19°41′13″E	[8]
11	Dimale		Krotinë	40°42′59″N 19°47′49″E	[9]
12	Dukat		Dukat	40°15′11″N 19°34′02″E	[10]
13	Epidamnos		Durrës	41°18′40″N 19°26′21″E	[11]
14	Gajtan		Gajtan	42°3′23″N 19°34′20″E	[12]
15	Grunas		Grunas	42°25′10″N 19°46′50″E	[13]
16	Kaninë		Kaninë	40°26′23″N 19°31′8″E	[14]
17	Kratul		Kratul	42°7′22″N 19°34′30″E	[12]
18	Kukës		Kukës	42°4′51″N 20°25′12″E
19	Lofkënd		Lofkënd	40°38′28″N 19°44′45″E	[15]
20	Hija e Korbit		Maliq	40°42′30″N 20°42′0″E	[16]
21	Margëlliç		Margëlliç	40°40′19″N 19°39′40″E	[14]
22	Mat		Mat	41°37′1″N 20°0′0″E
23	Matohasanaj		Matohasanaj	40°21′14″N 19°49′59″E	[17]
24	Nikaia		Klos	40°31′44″N 19°45′7″E	[18]
25	Nymphaion (sanctuary)		Selenicë	40°31′59″N 19°37′59″E	[19]
26	Nymphaion (harbour)		Shëngjin	41°48′50″N 19°35′39″E	[18]
27	Olympe		Mavrovë	40°24′32″N 19°35′28″E	[20]
28	Orikon		Orikum	40°19′23″N 19°27′7″E	[21]
29	Persqopi		Tirana	41°19′44″N 19°49′4″E
30	Pogradec		Pogradec	40°54′0″N 20°39′0″E	[22]
31	Rabije		Rabije	40°28′55″N 19°56′21″E	[23]
32	Redon		Cape of Rodon	41°35′2″N 19°27′0″E
33	Scampa		Elbasan	41°6′40″N 20°4′51″E
34	Selcë e Poshtme		Selcë e Poshtme	40°58′59″N 20°31′1″E	[24]
35	Scodra		Shkodër	42°4′1″N 19°30′0″E	[25]
36	Tren		Tren	40°39′58″N 21°0′0″E	[26]
37	Triport		Triport, Vlorë	40°30′05″N 19°24′43″E	[27]
38	Zgërdhesh		Zgërdhesh	41°28′23″N 19°48′54″E	[6]

Unidentified sites

Settlement	Description	Proposed location	Ref.
Albanopolis		Zgërdhesh	[28]
Bargulum		Berat	[29]
Bassania		Pedhanë or Bushat	[30]
Boioi		On the shore of Ohrid	[31]
Chrysondyon		—	[32]
Creonion		—	[32]
Damastion		—	[33]
Enchelanae		On the shore of Ohrid, Pogradec Castle	[34]
Gertous		—	[32]
Kerax		On the shore of Ohrid	[34]
Kodrion		Kalaja e Irmajt near Gramsh Kodras Tac	[35]
Parthus		Berat	[36]
Pelion		Near Ohrid and PrespaPojan Korce	[37]
Sation		On the shore of Ohrid	[31]
Sesarethus		Near Ohrid and Prespa	[38]
Thronion		Triport, Vlorë; Kaninë	[39]
Uscana		—

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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#	Settlement[note 1]	Description	Location	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
1	Arduba		Vranduk	44°17′34″N 17°54′14″E	[40]
2	Daorson		Near Stolac	43°4′59″N 17°58′0″E	[41]
3	Delminium		Tomislavgrad	43°43′0″N 17°14′0″E	[42]
4	Hedum Kastelum		Breza	44°1′11″N 18°15′53″E
5	Ošanjići		Ošanjići, Stolac	43°5′24″N 17°56′24″E	[43]

Unidentified sites

Settlement	Description	Proposed location	Ref.
Salvia		Near Bosansko Grahovo	[44]

Croatia

See also: Liburnia

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#	Settlement	Description	Location	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
1	Aenona		Nin	44°14′0″N 15°11′0″E	[45]
2	Aequum		Near Čitluk	43°45′0″N 16°38′0″E	[46]
3	Alvona		Labin	45°5′0″N 14°7′0″E	[47]
4	Andetrium		Muć	43°41′26″N 16°29′2″E	[48]
5	Apsorus		Osor	44°42′0″N 14°24′0″E
6	Arba		Rab	44°45′22″N 14°45′40″E
7	Argyruntum		Starigrad	44°17′43″N 15°26′17″E
8	Aspálathos		Split	43°30′36″N 16°27′0″E	[49]
9	Asseria		Near Podgrađe	44°0′36″N 15°40′4″E
10	Burnum		Near Kistanje	44°1′5″N 16°1′33″E	[50]
11	Colentum		Near Betina	43°49′22″N 15°36′17″E
12	Corinium		Near Benkovac	44°06′16″N 15°38′01″E	[51]
13	Crepsa		Cres	44°57′36″N 14°24′29″E
14	Curicum		Krk	45°1′0″N 14°34′0″E
15	Epetium		Stobreč	43°29′58″N 16°31′20″E	[52]
16	Epidaurum		Cavtat	42°34′46″N 18°13′15″E	[53]
17	Flanona		Plomin	45°8′16″N 14°10′51″E	[54]
18	Fulfinum		Near Omišalj	45°12′42″N 14°33′15″E	[55]
19	Iader or Idassa		Zadar	44°7′10″N 15°13′55″E
20	Issa		Vis	43°4′0″N 16°11′0″E	[56]
21	Lopsica		Sveti Juraj	44°55′32″N 14°55′8″E
22	Lumbarda		Lumbarda	42°55′19″N 17°10′12″E	[57]
23	Melaina Korkyra		Korčula	42°57′0″N 17°7′0″E	[56]
24	Mursa		Osijek	45°33′20″N 18°41′40″E
25	Narona		Momići	43°2′47″N 17°35′55″E	[58][59]
26	Nedinum		Nadin	44°4′27″N 15°29′53″E
27	Nesactium		Nesactium	44°55′0″N 13°58′11″E	[60]
28	Pharos		Hvar	43°8′0″N 16°44′0″E	[61]
29	Pola		Pula	44°52′0″N 13°51′0″E	[56]
30	Portunata		Novalja	44°33′0″N 14°53′0″E
31	Promona		Tepljuh	43°54′0″N 16°12′0″E	[62]
32	Salona		Solin	43°32′22″N 16°28′59″E	[63][64]
33	Senia		Senj	44°59′25″N 14°54′11″E
34	Tilurium		Near Trilj	43°36′41″N 16°42′57″E	[44]
35	Tragurion or Tragorium		Trogir	43°31′1″N 16°15′5″E	[65]
36	Varvaria		Bribir	43°44′0″N 15°51′0″E

Unidentified sites

Settlement	Description	Proposed location	Ref.
Nareste		Near Omiš	[66]
Oneum		Omiš	[66]
Pituntium		Podstrana	[66]
Saloniana		Imotski
Setovia		Sinj	[44]
Tariona		Near Grebaštica	[67]

Kosovo

See also: Dardania

Further information: Roman heritage in Kosovo

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#	Settlement[note 1]	Description	Location	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
1	Municipium Dardanorum		Soqanicë	43°3′17″N 20°48′36″E	[68]
2	Romajë		Romajë	42°17′31″N 20°35′34″E	[69]
3	Busavatë		Busavatë	42°34′49″N 21°32′36″E	[70]
4	Ulpiana		Ulpiana	42°35′47″N 21°10′31″E	[71]
5	Vindenis		Gllamnik	42°51′58″N 21°10′59″E	[72]
6	Vlashnjë		Vlashnjë	42°12′09″N 20°39′45″E
7	Topanicë		Topanicë	42°31′25″N 21°38′23″E	[73]
8	Dubovc		Dubovc	42°46′37″N 20°54′37″E	[74]
9	Dardana Fortress		Kamenica	42°35′33″N 21°33′49″E	[75]

Unidentified sites

Settlement	Description	Proposed location	Ref.
Theranda	Suhareka or Prizren

Montenegro

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#	Settlement[note 1]	Description	Location	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
1	Acruvium		Kotor	42°25′48″N 18°46′12″E	[76]
2	Anderba, Enderon		Nikšić	42°46′40″N 18°57′00″E	[77]
3	Buthoe		Budva	42°17′16″N 18°50′35″E	[6]
4	Doclea		Podgorica	42°28′5″N 19°15′54″E	[6]
5	Gostilj		Gostilj	42°29′13″N 18°41′56″E
6	Meteon		Medun	42°28′23″N 19°21′43″E	[6]
7	Oblun		Oblun	42°22′59″N 19°08′13″E	[6]
8	Perast		Perast	42°29′13″N 18°41′56″E
9	Rhizon		Risan	42°30′54″N 18°41′21″E	[6]
10	Samobor		Samobor	42°18′44″N 19°21′53″E	[6]
11	Stara Gradina		Stara Gradina	42°49′41″N 19°17′13″E	[6]
12	Ulkinion		Ulcinj	41°55′12″N 19°12′0″E	[6]

Unidentified sites

Settlement	Description	Proposed location	Ref.
Lontodocla		Along the Zeta River	[77]

North Macedonia

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Identified places and settlements in North Macedonia.

#	Settlement[note 1]	Description	Location	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
1	Lychnidos		Ohrid	41°7′0″N 20°48′0″E
2	Oaeneon, Oaeneum		Tetovo	42°0′0″N 20°58′0″E
3	Scupi		Skopje	42°0′59″N 21°23′31″E	[78]
4	Trebeništa		Trebeništa, Debarca	41°12′23″N 20°45′18″E	[79]

Unidentified sites

Settlement	Description	Proposed location	Ref.
Damastion		—

Serbia

Identified sites

#	Settlement[note 1]	Description	Location	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
1	Navissos, Naissus		Niš	43°19′16″N 21°53′44″E	[80][81]

Unidentified sites

Settlement	Description	Proposed location	Ref.
Damastion		—

Illyrian settlements

• Epicaria of the Cavii^[82]
• Eugenium^[83] village or fort of the Partheni

Liburnian cities

• Gissa or Cissa – modern Caska near Novalja
• Pasinium – unknown position in Ražanac – Vinjerac – Posedarje range
• Sidrona of the Sidrini^[84]
• Scardona
• Tarsatica – Rijeka
• Ortoplinia or Ortopula – Stinica in Municipality of Senj
• Vegia or Vegium

Venetic cities

• Iramene^[85]
• Pellaon^[85]
• Palsatium^{[citation needed]}
• Atina, Istria^[85]
• Caelina^[85]
• Volcera^{[citation needed]}

Roman cities

• Gabuleus^{[citation needed]}
• Crevenia^{[citation needed]}
• Corragum^[86] fortress^[87]
• Clodiana^[88]
• Marusium^[88]

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

• Aruccia^[89]
• Arauzona^{[citation needed]}
• Arba, Scardona^[90][91]
• Aleta, Dalmatia^{[citation needed]}
• Berginium^{[citation needed]}
• Ausancali^{[citation needed]}
• Jader^[76]
• Herona^{[citation needed]}
• Senia, Liburnia^[76]
• Adra, Liburnia^{[citation needed]}
• Sicum^[92]
• Blanona, Liburnia^{[citation needed]}
• Siparuntum^[93]
• Ouporum^{[citation needed]}
• Iminacium^{[citation needed]}
• Stulpi^{[citation needed]}
• Ardotium^{[citation needed]} mentioned by Pliny and Ptolemy to be at inland Liburnia
• Collentum^{[citation needed]}
• Tediastum^[89] inland Liburnia, along river Tedanius
• Curcum^[89]
• Vicianum^{[citation needed]}
• Velanis^{[citation needed]}

Mislocated

• Thermidava, placed by Ptolemy on the Lissus-Naissus route. The toponym is most probably a misreading of a settlement which most scholars in contemporary research locate near present-day Banat, Serbia.^[94]
• Quemedava mentioned by Procopius in Dardania.

See also

• List of ancient tribes in Illyria
• List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
• Ancient geographic names in Croatia

Notes

1. Italics: the ancient names are unattested.