Illyricum

American  

[ih-leer-i-kuhm] / ɪˈlɪər ɪ kəm /

noun

1. a Roman province in ancient Illyria.

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Illyricum British  

/ ɪˈlɪərɪkəm /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

After the battle of Pharsalus, he was commissioned to transport some recently levied troops to Illyricum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Until the last year of the war in Illyricum the Germanic tribes had remained quiet under Roman overlordship.

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

In 49 he was legate of Caesar and, with P. Cornelius Dolabella, was entrusted with the defence of Illyricum against the Pompeians.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

And while Magnentius secured recognition in Italy and the West, the army in Illyricum raised its commander, Vetranio, to the purple.

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

Before the founding of Constantinople, it was virtually the capital of Greece and Illyricum, as well as of Macedonia, and shared the trade of the Aegean with Ephesus and Corinth.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall