Maps of Thracian
Southeastern Europe: Language Groups c. mid 4th century BC
Southeastern Europe: Language groups c. mid 4th century BC
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Data Source:Mocsy, Andras. 1974. Pannonia and Upper Moesia: A History of the Middle Danube Provinces of the Roman Empire. London: Routledge & K. Paul.
Copyright Status: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Date Downloaded: September 2010
Map Description:
This map shows the distribution of the language groups of southeastern Europe around the mid 4th century BC.
In this map the Messapii are shown as speaking an Illyrian dialect, but this is no longer accepted by most specialists in the field (Kretschmer 1896 & Hirt 1898).
Kretschmer, P. 1896. Einleitung in die Geschichte der griechischen Sprache. 262, 272. Gottingen: Vandenhoech.
Hirt, H. 1898. Die sprachliche Stellung der Illyrischen in Festschrift fur H. Kiepert. 179-188. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.
Data Source:
Copyright Status: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Date Downloaded: September 2010
Map Description:
This map shows the distribution of the language groups of southeastern Europe around the mid 4th century BC.
In this map the Messapii are shown as speaking an Illyrian dialect, but this is no longer accepted by most specialists in the field (Kretschmer 1896 & Hirt 1898).
Kretschmer, P. 1896. Einleitung in die Geschichte der griechischen Sprache. 262, 272. Gottingen: Vandenhoech.
Hirt, H. 1898. Die sprachliche Stellung der Illyrischen in Festschrift fur H. Kiepert. 179-188. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.
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