History of Europe

Who were the first settlers of Croatia?

The first settlers in Croatia were the Illyrians, a group of Indo-European people who arrived in the region during the Bronze Age (around 1200 BC). The Illyrians were a diverse people, with a variety of cultures and languages. They lived in fortified settlements and practiced a mix of agriculture and herding. The Illyrians were eventually conquered by the Romans in the 1st century AD, and Croatia was incorporated into the Roman province of Dalmatia.