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The Illyrians (The Peoples of Europe)

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For more than a thousand years before the arrival of the Slavs in the sixth century AD, the lands between the Adriatic and the river Danube, now Yugoslavia and Albania, were the home of the peoples known to the ancient world as Illyrians. This book, now available in paperback, draws upon the considerable archaeological evidence that has become available since the Second World War to provide an account of the origins, culture, history and legacy of the Illyrians. John Wilkes describes the geography of Illyria and surveys the region in the prehistoric, Greek, Roman and medieval periods. He discusses Illyrian art, material, culture, religion and customs. A chapter examines the Illyrian language, of which little trace survives, and its connection with other Indo-European languages. Professor Wilkes also scrutinizes the linguistic evidence for the Illyrians' relatedness to other peoples - Thracian, Italic, Greek and Celtic. He concludes with a discussion of a possible survival of an Illyrian native culture in the Roman and Byzantine periods. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell


Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 9, 1996


Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0631198075


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 79


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.87 x 0.59 x 9.84 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #2,138,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6,521 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #10,015 in Ancient Civilizations #26,665 in European History (Books)


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    • Author is too afraid to admit the obvious - Albanians are the the descendant of Illyrians.
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Author seems to be in doubt about the clear link of Illyrian and Albanians as its descendants. Yet, he contradicts himself when he actually quotes Appianus of Alexandria - Under Antoninus Pius ad 131-161, who writes where Illyria is located: “The Greeks call those people Illyrian who dwell beyond Macedonia and Thrace, from Chaonia and Thesprotia to the river Danube. That is the length of the country, while its breadth is from Macedonia and the mountains of Thrace to Pannonia and the Adriatic and the foothills of the Alps. It is five days* journey in breadth and thirty across, say the Greeks. The Romans measured the country as above six thousand stades in length (750 Roman miles) and about twelve hundred stades (150 Roman miles) in width. (Illyrike 1) This is Albani geographically in 1st century with Albanopolis as its center as described by Ptolemy (around Kruje - Albania) untouched yet from any incursions from north which would come some 500 years later around 6-7 century AD. There is No doubt from Ptolemy and Appianus. Both German Historians Johannes Thunmann and George Von Hahn in 18 century, proved that Albanians are the descendants of Illyrians. Another irrefutable evidence that Albanians are the Illyrian descendents is the language for which we have proof in the ILLYRIAN king of Dardania (today Kosova) named Bardhyl 448-358 B.C. Bardhyl name is of Illyrian origin - and can only be explained and read through today’s modern Albanian language as Bardh - Yll , “white-star”. Bardhyl coin is enclosed. Final conclusion: if you are looking for in depth analysis of Illyrian History and culture look for Alexandar Stipcevic “The Illyrians” published 1974. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2020 by Illyrian Shqipe
    • The Illyrians
I liked the book, thematic interesting and easy to understand. It was what I expected, excellent publication. Publication recommended with very good content and consistent.
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2013 by Antônio Coelho de Souza do Nasciemento
    • Three Stars
Too dry.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2014 by Mrika Greva
    • More Trees than Woods
Wilkes' book about the Illyrian peoples in the Balkan peninsula, from their prehistoric origins until the arrival of the Slavs, suffers from lack of broader scholarship. The simple fact is that we don't know very much about the Illyrians, especially in the pre-Christian periods. The result is that the first 180 pages of this chronological survey are extremely thin on sociology, politics, organization, religion, etc... in short all of the things we wish to learn from a history. Instead, the text is an overly detailed log of dig sites and types of implements found there, without any broader analysis. This is not Wilkes' fault, there simply hasn't been enough scholarship, or enough breakthroughs in understanding the Illyrians to satisfactorily fill these pages. The book becomes much more useful, and more interesting as we reach the Roman/Christian era, simply because there is enough historical evidence to fill in a few more of the gaps. Unfortunately, there still is not really enough grist. Perhaps the next tome on the Illyrians, in twenty years time, will reflect much more fieldwork and understanding of their society. Until then, this is a useful jumping-off point, but hardly a comprehensive review of Illyrian history. For a nitpick: the maps are a disaster. The four maps in the introduction simply do not carry enough information to the reader. I found myself frequently flipping to these maps, scouring them in vain for a place name mentioned in the text, looking through a large atlas, wondering if the name itself had changed over time, and ultimately being frustrated that I couldn't locate events. Author and editor should design dozens more maps, relevant to nearby text, and sprinkle them liberally throughout the book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 1999 by Richard R
    • non-scientific conclusions
Just for your information, Albanian names mentioned above as Albanian academics have no formal education at all in the field (history, archeology or linguistic disciplines) and their lack of expertise is so evident at the point of being ridiculous in simple and generally-accepted facts. Now, as mentioned from others this book is not in the level of the name of the author and personally i was very disappointed. And believe me I wasn’t disappointed from his conclusions rather than the tools he uses to jump to conclusions. It is clear that his tools are covered from non-scientific layers. Perfect example is "Albanians are short and dark". I am not going to argue about this topic but I want to ask the author; does the fact that Greeks are black and short (An old man from Greece has no different features than an old Albanian man) prove that Greeks are not descendants of Doric tribes (I am assuming that being close to Illyrians they were blonde and blue eyed like them)???? Anyways... Reading this book gives you a flavor of the Illyrians but unfortunately the author can’t escape the influence of Serb and Greek actual propaganda ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014 by Marenglen Elezi
    • LIES AND MADE UP STORIES ABOUT ILLYRIANS WHO WE ALREADY NOW SPOKE ALBANIAN LANGUAGE.
The author MUST admit (where is never did) that the Albanians are the only former Illyrians living nowadays... so very useless book and full of lies!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2021 by Cani

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