Delminium

Delminium was an Illyrian settlement which was located near today's Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

Etymology

The toponym Delminium has the same origin with the name of the tribe of the Dalmatae, which is connected with the Illyrian word delmë, dele in modern Albanian, which means sheep in English.^[2][3]

See also

• List of ancient cities in Illyria

References

1. ^ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, ISBN 0631198075, Page 188, "... after whom the Roman province Dalmatia was named, their own name being derived from their principal settlement Delminium near Duvno. Beyond the Dinara, Delmatae occupied the plains of Livno, Glamoc, and Duvno, ..."
2. ^ Wilkes, John (1995). The Illyrians. The Peoples of Europe. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 244. ISBN 0631198075. http://books.google.com/books?id=4Nv6SPRKqs8C. 
3. ^ Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians: History and Culture. History and Culture Series. Noyes Press. pp. 197. ISBN 0815550529. http://books.google.com/books?ei=HNSbTOr3HomKOPrvjagM&ct=result&id=NLcWAQAAIAAJ&dq=Delminium,+whose+name+has+the+same+root+as+the+name+of+the&q=Delminium,+whose+name+has+the+same+root+as+the+name+of+the+Dalmatae#search_anchor.