At the height of their power, the Illyrians created a state as large as the Romans. The great abilities of the Illyrians also appear in the Illyrian emperors.
Those who remained free became victims of Roman greed. Among the most recent Illyrian kings was Genci. In it appears the ingenium of his people. He has been a man of high culture. This is shown by his medical knowledge, because with this knowledge he can successfully fight a widespread epidemic in the country. Hence after him it is called an old medicinal plant, Gentiana – E nzia n. This king, it seems, was educated in the schools of the priests, which we can accept considering the shrine of Dodona, because in ancient times the priest was also a doctor. An Illyrian with high culture was also the Roman writer Enius from Rudie of Calabria.
The Illyrians also knew how to make beer. If we flip through the pages of glory of the works of the Illyrians, then we should mention the Dalmatian Hieronimus, translator of the Bible, and some other personalities listed in the Lexicon of theology and the church. The great abilities of the Illyrian tribe also appear in the Illyrian emperors. Maximus Dais, Descius, Claudius II, Aurelian, Probi, Diocletian, Maximilian, Hercules, Gallery. This is repeated in eastern Rome, when Byzantium became Istanbul and where Albanians ruled as viziers and pashas.
In fact, we should have had rich and valuable knowledge about the Illyrian nation, as it was located very close to the centers of ancient mental culture, since in addition the Illyrians once had a very great importance from an economic point of view. Only the gold mines of Corinth or those of Shkodra where gold was refined saved Corinth from catastrophe when ancient Greece was economically destroyed, and the prominent workers of the Illyrian gold mines, the Pirusts, were displaced and sent to Transylvania (Dhaka). ) after its conquest by the Romans, in order to regulate the finances of Rome.
From their union we have some knowledge on the regulation of mining in ancient times. It seems to have been based on Illyrian statutes, because it is known that the Romans did not have their own mines and due to the lack of raw materials in Italy they were forced to invade the Iberian Peninsula and destroy Carthage. The extraction and processing of other metals were well known and for their knowledge in the field of mineralogy proves the extraction of salt.
However, the chapters of Hellenic and Roman literature have disappeared forever, and at least one copy of the work “Germany” that gives us enough archaeological information was found in Germany until the time of humanism. The conquest of Illyria by the Bulgarian and Byzantine empires, the ruthless storms of the influx of peoples and the incessant wars caused all the knowledge of the ancients about Illyria to disappear in smoke and flames.
From the silent testimonies of the earth we are compelled to discover as much as we can discover, and we hope that the work of the pickaxe will give us precious things. From a social point of view the balance has been maintained without iron fist, but destructive wars brought about a state of decomposition.
At the height of their power the Illyrians created a state as large or almost as large as the Celts and Romans later.
(Sayings about Albanians)
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Authors: Karl Treimer
Title: “Illyrians, their existence and importance”, First Conference of Albanological Studies, November 15-21, 1962.
Publisher: State University of Tirana, Institute of History and Linguistics
Photo: Gold mask of Illyrian culture, c. 5-6 BC, Trebenishte, Ohrid – Belongs to the Illyrian dsaretas as an area.
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