List of Illyrian tribes

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Ancient landscape of Illyria

The list contains the Illyrian tribes, in alphabetical order , which lived between the 2nd millennium BC. And early 7th century AD the ancient landscape of Illyria and individual areas of southern Italy settled and the Illyrian spoke as a common language .

Surname Settlement area
Abrer or Arber Mountainous region of northern central Albania
Albanoi Mountains between Durrës and Debar
Ardieans South dalmatia
Amantier Surroundings of Amantia
Atiutans Central Bosnia and Herzegovina
Autariats Northeast of the Prokletije
Breuker Slavonia
Buliner South albania
Byllions Surroundings of Byllis
Chelidonians Dalmatia
Dalmatian Dalmatia
Daorsier South Herzegovina
Dardaner Dardania / surroundings of today's Kosovo and Skopje
Dassaretes Region of Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa
Daunier Today's Foggia Province
Desidians Slavonia
Doclaer Montenegro
Encheleans Lake Ohrid
Eordeans Surroundings of Kastoria
Hierastammer West croatia
Histrier Istria
Hyller Western Croatia
Japods Western Croatia
Japyger Apulia
Labeaten Skadar Lake
Liburnian Central Dalmatia
Maezaei (Μαζαῖοις). Central and Northwest Bosnia
Manner Southern Albania
Messapaper Today's province of Lecce
Nests Southern Albania
Orics Surroundings of Oricum
Parthians Central Albania
Pirusts Northern Albania, Montenegro,
Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Penestier Northeastern Bania,
surroundings of Kukës
Peuketeer Today's Bari Province
Pleräer Southern Croatia
Sesarether Albanian Adriatic coast
Scordisker Northern Serbia
Taulantier Albanian Adriatic coast
The list does not claim to be complete or precise.

Individual evidence

  1. M. Šašel Kos, P. Kos, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker: Places: 197364 (Maezaei). Pleiades.
  2. A. Benac (Ed.): Bosna i Herzegovina / Bosnia and Herzegovia / Bosnien und Herzegovina. Svjetlost, Sarajevo 1986.
  3. J. Šentija (ed.): Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda. Volume 3: Foc-Iw. Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb 1977.