Illyricum (Roman province)
| Provincia Illyricum ἐπαρχία Ιλλυρίας eparchía Illyrías | |||||||||||
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| Province of Roman Empire | |||||||||||
| 27 BC–69/79 AD | |||||||||||
The Roman Province of Illyricum, encompasing Upper Illyrcum (Dalmatia), and Lower Illyricum (Pannonia) | |||||||||||
| Capital | Salona | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Antiquity | ||||||||||
• Established | 27 BC | ||||||||||
• Dissolved during the reign of Vespasian; new provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia created | 69/79 AD | ||||||||||
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Illyricum /ɪˈlɪrɪkəm/ was a Roman province that existed from 27 BC to sometime during the reign of Vespasian (69–79 AD). The province comprised the regions of Illyria/Dalmatia in the south and Pannonia in the north. Illyria included the area along the east coast of the Adriatic Sea and its inland mountains. Pannonia included the northern plains that now are part of Serbia, Croatia and Hungary. Illyricum included part or all of the territories of today's Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.