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Illyricum

American  
[ih-leer-i-kuhm] / ɪˈlɪər ɪ kəm /

noun

  1. a Roman province in ancient Illyria.


Illyricum British  
/ ɪˈlɪərɪkəm /

noun

  1. a Roman province founded after 168 bc , based on the coastal area of Illyria

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The people of the old Illyricum have shown a marvellous consistency of character through all the changes that have affected the other nations of the Roman empire.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various

He lingered in Sicily a year, in 546; he then travelled through Greece and Illyricum.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

The temporal condition of themselves, of the bishops, of their people in Italy, Africa, France, Spain, Illyricum, Britain, was most sad.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

It is true that in the Gauls he had his vicar, who was the Bishop of Arles, as was likewise the Bishop of Thessalonica for Western Illyricum.

From The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

Two serious mutinies followed the accession of Tiberius, one in the army stationed in Illyricum, the other among the legions on the Rhine.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

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