Po redaktohet Illyrians (paragraf)

=== Warfare ===
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The history of [[Illyrian warfare]] and [[Illyrian weaponry|weaponry]] spanned from around the 10th century BC up to the 1st century AD in the region defined by the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] and [[Roman Republic|Roman]] historians as [[Illyria]]. It concerns the armed conflicts of the [[Illyrian tribes]] and their [[Illyrian kingdom#Illyrian kingdoms|kingdoms]] in the [[Balkan Peninsula]] and the [[Italian Peninsula]] as well as their [[pirate]] activity in the [[Adriatic Sea]] within the [[Mediterranean Sea]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

The Illyrians were a notorious [[seafaring]] people with a strong reputation for [[piracy]] especially common during the regency of king [[Agron of Illyria|Agron]] and later queen [[Teuta]].<ref name="The Illyrians 1996, page 158">The Illyrians (The Peoples of Europe) by John Wilkes, 1996, page 158, "...Illyrian success continued when command passed to Agron's widow Teuta, who granted individual ships a licence to universal plunder. In 231 ac the fleet and army attacked Ells and Messenia..."</ref><ref>Møller, Bjørn. "Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Naval Strategy." Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, November 16, 2008. 10.</ref> They used fast and maneuverable [[ship]]s of types known as ''[[lembus]]'' and ''[[liburna]]'' which were subsequently used by the [[Ancient Macedonians]] and Romans.<ref>Dell, Harry J. 1967. The Origin and Nature of Illyrian Piracy. Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte 16, (3) (Jul.): 344-58. 345.</ref> [[Livy]] described the Illyrians along the Liburnians and Istrians as nations of savages in general noted for their piracy.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Livy |author-link1=Livy |title=The History of Rome, Band 2 - The History of Rome, Livy |publisher=T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 |page=324 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Illyria]] appears in [[Greco-Roman historiography]] from the 4th century BC. Illyrians were regarded as bloodthirsty, unpredictable, turbulent, and warlike by Ancient Greeks and Romans.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehorne|1994|p=37}}; {{harvnb|Eckstein|2008|p=33}}; {{harvnb|Strauss|2009|p=21}}; {{harvnb|Everitt|2006|p=154}}.</ref> They were seen as savages on the edge of their world.<ref name="Wilkes4"/> [[Polybius]] (3rd century BC) wrote: "the Romans had freed the Greeks from the enemies of all mankind".<ref>{{harvnb|Champion|2004|p=113}}.</ref> According to the Romans, the Illyrians were tall and well-built.<ref>{{harvnb|Juvenal|2009|p=127}}.</ref> [[Herodianus]] writes that "[[Pannonians]] are tall and strong always ready for a fight and to face danger but slow witted".{{sfn|Wilkes|1992|p=219}} Illyrian rulers wore bronze [[torq]]ues around their necks.{{sfn|Wilkes|1992|p=223}}

Apart from conflicts between Illyrians and neighbouring nations and tribes, numerous wars were recorded among Illyrian tribes too. {{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
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File:GlasinacShipDesign.jpg|Illyrian ship dating from the 8th–7th century BC
File:SicaAncient.jpg|The [[Sica]]
File:Illyrian-Greek_helmet_from_Montenegro_-_Budva_-4th_cBC.png|[[Illyrian type helmet]]
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