Illyrie

In classical antiquity, Illyria (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυρία or Ἰλλυρίς,^[1] Laitin: Illyria,^[2] see an aa Illyricum) wis a region in the wastren pairt o the Balkan Peninsula inhabitit bi the Illyrians.

Approximate aurie settled bi Illyrians in antiquity.

The prehistory o Illyria an the Illyrians is kent frae archaeological evidence. The Romans conquered the region in 168 BC in the eftermath o the Illyrian Wars. "Illyria" is thus a designation o a roughly defined region o the wastren Balkans as seen frae a Roman perspective, juist as Magna Germania is a rough geographic term nae delineatit bi ony lingueestic or ethnic unity.

The term Illyris is sometimes uised tae define an aurie (nou in modren Albanie) north o the Aous valley such as Illyris Graeca.^[3]