Nikaia (Greek: Νίκαια, Latin: Nicaea) was a settlement of the koinon of the Bylliones, an Illyrian tribe that through contact with their Ancient Greek neighbours became bilingual.[1] The tribe was found in southern Illyria (today's Fier District, southern Albania).[2][3][4]
- ^ The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC by D. M. Lewis (Editor), John Boardman (Editor), Simon Hornblower (Editor), M. Ostwald (Editor), ISBN 0-521-23348-8, 1994, page 423, "Through contact with their Greek neighbors some Illyrian tribe became bilingual (Strabo Vii.7.8.Diglottoi) in particular the Bylliones and the Taulantian tribes close to Epidamnus..."
- ^ Chatzopoulos, Sakellariou & Loukopoulou 1997, p. 144.
- ^ Hansen & Nielsen 2004, p. 346.
- ^ Silva 2019, p. 71.