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Illyrian cities 

This is a list of ancient cities in Illyria, towns, villages, and fortresses by Illyrians, Veneti, Liburni, Romans, Celts, Thracians, Dacians or Greeks located in or near Illyrian lands. 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, e.g., Greek Pola and Roman Pietas Julia, and some toponyms are reconstructed.

Illyrian settlements

  • Arduba,[1] supposedly Vranduk near Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bassania,[2] Hellenised
  • Parthus[3] of the Parthini
  • Kratul, a settlement and fortification of the Labeates tribe[4]
  • Damastion,[5] later colonised by Greeks from Aegina[6]
  • Dimale, a town located in the territory of the tribe of the Parthini near Krotinë, Berat District.[7][8][9][10][11]
  • Hedum Kastelum, was the capital of the Illyrian tribe "Daesitiates". It's located in the modern town of Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The site is mostly ruined.
  • Meteon[12]
  • Rhizon[13] stronghold of many kings, high degree of Hellenization[14]
  • Scodra[15] capital city of the Labeates, later colonized by Romans[16]
  • Sesarethus of the Sesarethi
  • Uscana[17] of the Penestae
  • Epicaria of the Cavii[18]
  • Eugenium[19] village or fort of the Partheni
  • Bargulum[19] village or fort of the Partheni
Dalmatian
  • Delminium[20] of the Delmatae
  • Saloniana[citation needed] of the Delmatae
  • Chinna, Dalmatia[citation needed] of the Delmatae
  • Promona[21] of the Delmatae
  • Salona[22] of the Delmatae
  • Pituntium[23] of the Delmatae
  • Nareste[23] of the Delmatae
  • Oneum[23] of the Delmatae
  • Andetrium[24] or Andecrium of the Delmatae
  • Salvia, Liburnia[25] of the Delmatae
  • Tilurium[26] of the Delmatae
  • Setovia[26] of the Delmatae

Liburnian 

  • Aenona[27]
  • Alvona[28] of the Alutrenses
  • Apsorus
  • Arba
  • Argyruntum
  • Asseria - Podgrađe near Benkovac
  • Burnum
  • Colentum
  • Corinium - modern Karin Donji in Benkovac area
  • Crepsa
  • Curicum
  • Fulfinium
  • Gissa or Cissa - modern Caska near Novalja
  • Iader or Idassa
  • Issa - occupied by the Greek colonizers from the 4th century BC
  • Lopsica - modern Sveti Juraj, south from Senj
  • Nedinum - modern Nadin near Škabrnja
  • Pasinium - unknown position in Ražanac - Vinjerac - Posedarje range
  • Flanona[29]
  • Portunata
  • Promona - modern Tepljuh near Drniš, occupied by Dalmatae from the 2nd half of the 1st century BC
  • Senia
  • Sidrona of the Sidrini[30]
  • Scardona
  • Tarsatica - Rijeka
  • Varvaria
  • Ortoplinia or Ortopula - Stinica in Municipality of Senj
  • Vegia or Vegium

Venetic

  • Nesactium[31] of the Histri
  • Ateste[32]
  • Iramene[33]
  • Pellaon[33]
  • Palsatium[citation needed]
  • Atina, Istria[33]
  • Caelina[33]
  • Volcera[citation needed]

Epirus 

  • Avlona[34] founded in the 6th century BC
  • Apollonia[35] founded by colonists from Corinth and Corfu at 600 BC
  • Amantia[36] founded by Locrians and Euboean colonists
  • Lychnidos[37] founded by the mythical Cadmus and Harmonia
  • Byllis,[38][39][40] a polis in 400 BC
  • Daorson of the Daorsi, Hellenised[41] a completely Hellenized town
  • Nikaia, demos[42][43] of Byllis
  • Nymphaion,[44] 3 miles away of Lissos
  • Narona as an Emporion[45] 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
  • Epidamnus[46] founded by colonists from Corinth and Corcyra at 625 BC
  • Melaina Korkyra[47] founded by colonists from Knidos
  • Issa[47] founded by colonists from Syracuse
  • Aspalathos[48] of the Greek colony of Issa
  • Epetium
  • Tragurion or Tragorium[49] of the Greek colony of Issa
  • Epidauros[50][51] 6th century BC
  • Lissos[47][52] founded by colonists from Syracuse at 385 BC
  • Olokenion[53] founded by colonists from Colchis at 5th century BC
  • Pharos[54] founded by colonists from Paros at 385 BC
  • Pola[55] founded by colonists from Colchis
  • Salona Emporion of the Greek colony of Issa at 4th century BC[22]
  • Bouthoe[56] as Emporion
  • Orikon or Orikos[57]