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A map of the Mediterranean in 218 BC, showing the territorial extents of the following states: - Antigonids - Attalids - Carthage - Ptolemies - Roman Empire - Seleucids Major battle locations are also shown.

Approximate borders in Europe around 220 BC. Based on the Pengiun Atlas of History.

A map showing the Illyrian tribes prior to Roman conquest, including Phrygian tribes, Venetic tribes, independent tribes, and those under Celtic influence.

A map showing the major tribes in Thrace and the surrounding regions.

A modern bust of Teuta, the 3rd-century BCE queen of the Ardiaei, an Illyrian tribe. Teuta commanded fleets that were accused of piracy by the Romans, who sent a force to defeat her in 229/228 BCE. Krujë, Albania.

The southeastern gate of Amantia in Albania, built in the first half of the 4th century BCE. Amantia, founded around the middle of the 5th century BCE, was the historical capital of the ancient Greek tribe of the Amantes.

The rectangular basin of the Nymphaeum at Apollonia in Albania, fed by the underground water sources. 3rd century BCE. It is the biggest and best-preserved monument of Apollonia covering an area of 1,500 square metres.

The Amphitheatre of Durrës (Roman Dyrrachium) in Albania was built in the 2nd century CE and held 15,000 to 20,000 people. It is among the largest monuments of antiquity to have survived on Albanian territory.

The Stadium of Amantia was built in the 3rd century BCE. Its stone rows, set in the form of an extended horseshoe, followed a track 12.5m wide and about 60m long. It had 17 rows on one side and 8 on the other and could accommodate about 4000...

The north-western edge of the Agora of Apollonia in Albania with the Bouleterion, the Triumphal Arch and the Odeon.