Timeline of Albania

Chronology

58 events spanning the history of Albania. BCE/CE dating.

1. 1000 BCE

   Illyrians settled in western part of the Balkan Peninsula.

   Illyrians, descendants of ancient Indo-European peoples, settled in western part of the Balkan Peninsula.

2. 358 BCE

   Illyrians defeated by Philip II of Macedonia.

   Illyrians defeated by Philip II of Macedonia.

3. 312 BCE

   King Glaucius of Illyria expels Greeks from Durrës.

   King Glaucius of Illyria expels Greeks from Durrës.

4. 229 BCE

   Roman soldiers overrun Illyrian settlements in Neretva River valley.

   Roman soldiers overrun Illyrian settlements in Neretva River valley.

5. 165 BCE

   Roman forces capture Illyria’s King Gentius at Shkodër.

   Roman forces capture Illyria’s King Gentius at Shkodër.

6. 9

   Romans, under Emperor Tiberius, subjugate Illyrians and divide present-day Albania.

   Romans, under Emperor Tiberius, subjugate Illyrians and divide present-day Albania between Dalmatia, Epirus, and Macedonia.

7. 301 – 800

   Goths, Huns, Avars, Serbs, Croats, and Bulgars successively invade Illyrian lands.

   Goths, Huns, Avars, Serbs, Croats, and Bulgars successively invade Illyrian lands in present-day Albania.

8. 395

   Roman Empire’s division

   Roman Empire’s division into eastern and western parts leaves the lands that now comprise Albania administratively under the Eastern Empire but ecclesiastically under Rome.

9. 732

   Illyrian people subordinated to the patriarchate of Constantinople

   Illyrian people subordinated to the patriarchate of Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor, Leo the Isaurian.

10. 1081

    Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans.

    Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania), but is defeated at the Battle of Dyrrhachium.