Epicaria

Epicaria (Ancient Greek: Ἐπικάρια) or Durnium was a settlement in ancient Illyria, of the Illyrian tribe^[1]^[2] called the Cavii.^[3] It was close to Bassania.

Distribution of cities in antiquity in the border of southern Illyria with Greeks and Thracians

References

↑ Rome and the Mediterranean: books XXXI-XLV of The history of Rome from its foundation by Livy, Henry Bettenson, ISBN 0140443185, 1976, page 580
↑ The central Balkan tribes in pre-Roman times: Triballi, Autariatae, Dardanians, Scordisci and Moesians by Fanula Papazoglu, 1978, ISBN 9025607934, page 247, "...which appears in the name of the Illyrian tribe of the Cavii..."
↑ The classical gazetteer: a dictionary of ancient geography, sacred and profane by William Hazlitt, 1851, "Epicaria a town of the Cavii in Illyria..."

Illyrian-related topics

Culture	Daunian pottery Desilo pottery-Desilo shipyard Messapian pottery Peucetii pottery Devollite pottery Gradistë belt-plate Trebeništa masks Vače situla Vače belt-plate Soleto Map Monte Saraceno woman Illyrian religion Illyrian clothing Illyrian coinage Illyrian fibulae Spectacle brooch Daunian stele

Warfare	Desilo shipyard Illyrian Wars Alexander's Balkan campaign War of the Batons Sica Sibyna Illyrian type helmet Enchele kingdom

Language	Illyrian languages Messapian language

Cities & settlements	Daorson Desilo Byllis Shkodër Rhizon Damastion Delminium Ugento Dimale Albanopolis Oria Zadar Salvia, Liburnia Chinna, Dalmatia Meteon Bassania Epicaria

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