The lllyrians inhabited the lands east of the Adriatic (modern Albania and Yugoslavia). Their most aggressive period was from the creation of a powerful Illyrian state by Bardylis I around 394 BC, until the subjugation of most tribes by the Romans in 148 BC. Illyrian foot were typically tough, clean-shaven, wore a tunic decorated with vertical stripes, a helmet (sometimes crested), were armed with spear, javelins and short curved cutting sword, and carried a shield of moderate size (round and convex for southern tribes, flat and oval for northern). Their few horsemen were javelin skirmishers, initially shieldless. Foot skirmishers used javelins and slings, and possibly bows. Banditry and piracy were respected professions as was mercenary soldiering for other states. Reference: Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars D. Head.
— Illyrian Army 700 BC - 10 AD
I/14 — EARLY NORTHERN BARBARIANS 2000 BC - 315 BC
I/47 — ILLYRIAN 700 BC - 10 AD
I/48 — THRACIAN 700 BC - 46 AD
I/52 — EARLY HOPLITE GREEK 669 BC - 449 BC
I/54 — EARLY MACEDONIAN 650 BC - 355 BC
I/63 — PAIONIAN 512 BC - 284 BC
II/11 — GALLIC 400 BC - 50 BC
II/12 — ALEXANDRIAN MACEDONIAN 359 BC - 319 BC
II/15 — ALEXANDRIAN IMPERIAL 328 BC - 321 BC
II/17 — LYSIMACHID 320 BC - 281 BC
II/18 — MACEDONIAN EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 260 BC
II/27 — PYRRHIC 300 BC - 272 BC
II/31 — HELLENISTIC GREEK 278 BC - 146 BC
II/33 — POLYBIAN ROMAN 275 BC - 105 BC
II/35 — LATER MACEDONIAN 260 BC - 148 BC
II/47 — EARLY GERMAN 115 BC - 250 AD
II/49 — MARIAN ROMAN 105 BC - 25 BC
II/52 — DACIAN 60 BC - 106 AD & CARPI 106 AD - 380 AD
II/56 — EARLY IMPERIAL ROMAN 25 BC - 197 AD
II/5 — LATER HOPLITE GREEK 448 BC - 225 BC
I/63 — PAIONIAN 512 BC - 284 BC
II/33 — POLYBIAN ROMAN 275 BC - 105 BC
II/9 — SYRACUSAN 410 BC - 210 BC