Illyria (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυρία, Illyría or Ἰλλυρίς, Illyrís) was an ancient region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula in modern-day Epirus, Greece. The people who lived there were called Illyrians and spoke the Illyrian languages.
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The Illyrians settled in the Balkans approximately around 2500 BC along with other Indo Europeans.
The Illyrians became heavily romanised and a portion of them evolved into modern Albanians.
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