Veterans

[Paullus Scipio]

Arminius/Al wrote:-

Actually was looking at the period around the the 1st Century CE . Seems my small part of the Balkans really started to flourish about then and I sort of had the idea that maybe it was due to the resettlement of veterans in the area.

.....that would be correct. Roman influence in Illyria/Macedonia grew during the second century BC, and veterans colonies were planted, many more during the Civil Wars, and more still under Augustus in the late 1stC BC. There were dozens in the region...two notable ones being Dyrrhachium(modern Durres) and Byllis in Illyrian Macedonia.....