Illyrians

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Indo-European people ancient people tribal confederation

The Illyrians were an ancient group of Indo-European tribes who inhabited the western Balkans and Adriatic coast, later coming under Roman and Byzantine influence.

Aliases (4)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indo-European people → ancient people → tribal confederation →
archaeologicalCulture	Glasinac-Mati culture → Hallstatt culture (influences) →
cameUnderInfluenceOf	Byzantine Empire → Roman Empire →
conflict	Illyrian Wars →
continent	Europe →
culture	Illyrian culture →
economy	metalworking → mining → pastoralism → trade →
engagedIn	piracy in the Adriatic Sea →
ethnicity	Illyrian →
foughtWarsWith	Roman Republic →
inhabited	Dalmatia → Epirus → Illyria → Pannonia → modern-day Albania → modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina → modern-day Montenegro → parts of modern-day Croatia → parts of modern-day Serbia → parts of modern-day Slovenia →
integratedInto	Roman provincial system →
languageFamily	Indo-European languages →
legacy	Roman province of Illyricum →
mentionedBy	Appian → Herodotus → Polybius → Strabo →
neighborOf	Ancient Greeks → Celts → Thracians →
notableRuler	Agron → Gentius → Teuta →
politicalEntity	Kingdom of Illyria →
possibleDescendants	Albanians (hypothesized) →
region	Adriatic coast → Western Balkans →
religion	polytheism →
spokeLanguage	Illyrian language →
status	extinct ethnic group →
timePeriod	Classical antiquity → Hellenistic period → Iron Age → Roman period →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Illyricum → Licinius ("Illyrian") →	ethnicGroup
Albanians →	associatedAncientPeoples
Moesia →	ethnicGroups
Illyrians ("Illyrian") →	ethnicity
First Macedonian War ("Illyrian tribes") →	hasParticipant
Salona →	inhabitedBy
Great Illyrian Revolt ("Illyrian tribes") →	mainParticipants
Veneti people →	neighbor
Byzantine Empire →	otherEthnicGroup
Illyricum ("Illyrian tribal territories") →	predecessor
Sirmium →	preRomanSettlementOf
Italic peoples ("Illyrian peoples") →	relatedTo
Christianization of the Balkans →	targetsPopulation