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Illyria

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Region along the coast of the Adriatic Sea facing Italy spanning from northwestern Greece all the way to what is today the Venice area (area 10).
The people of Illyria was considered "barbarous" by the Greeks (that is, not speaking Greek). Greek settlements were established in the southern part of Illyria, including the city of Epidamnus, a colony of Corcyra (itself a colony of Corinth) (Thucydides' Histories, I, 24).

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First published January 4, 1998 - Last updated November 30, 1998
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