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Illyria
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This article is about the ancient region in the south of Europe. For other uses, see Illyria (disambiguation).
Illyrian tribes.

Illyria (Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία; Latin: Illyria[1]; see also Illyricum) was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula, inhabited by tribes of Illyrians, an ancient people who spoke the Illyrian languages. In Greek mythology, Illyrius was the son of Cadmus and Harmonia who eventually ruled Illyria and become the eponymous ancestor of the whole Illyrian people. [2][3][4] The origins of ancient Illyria can pose a problem for historians, since before the Roman conquest the Illyrians were not unified into an Illyrian kingdom, and Illyria's borders before Rome are not always clear. For example, the Dalmatae, though classed as an Illyrian tribe by language, were only subject to the kingdom of Illyria for a