Rome finally subjugates recalcitrant Illyrian tribes in …
Years: 45BCE - 99
Rome finally subjugates recalcitrant Illyrian tribes in the western Balkans in CE 9, during the reign of Emperor Tiberius.
The Romans divide the lands that make up present-day Albania among the provinces of Macedonia, Dalmatia, and Epirus.
The Romans divide the lands that make up present-day Albania among the provinces of Macedonia, Dalmatia, and Epirus.
For about four centuries, Roman rule will bring the Illyrian-populated lands economic and cultural advancement and end most of the clashes among local tribes.
The Illyrian mountain clansmen retain local authority but pledge allegiance to the emperor and acknowledge the authority of his envoys.
During a yearly holiday honoring the Caesars, the Illyrian mountaineers swear loyalty to the emperor and reaffirm their political rights.
A form of this tradition, known as the kuvend, has survived to the present day in northern Albania.
Locations
Groups
- Illyrians
- Daesitiates (Illyrian tribe)
- Breuci (Illyrian tribe)
- Illyricum (Roman province)
- Macedonia, Roman
- Dalmatia (Roman province)
- Roman Principate (Rome)
- Roman Empire (Rome): Julio-Claudian dynasty
- Epirus (Roman province)
