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
- 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
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]