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2 matching events · 9 published research items · June 20, 2026 → June 1, 2026

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June 20, 2026 Breaking

Albania protest movement

Large protests took place across Albania, particularly in Tirana and coastal regions, as opposition supporters, activists, and local communities gathered to express dissatisfaction with g...

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June 1, 2026 Breaking

Jared Kushner Ivanka Trump Sazan Island protests

Tirana · Albania

Claims circulating online allege involvement of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in discussions or interest related to Sazan Island, a small island located off the coast of Albania. These c...

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Battle of Dyrrhachium

18 October 1081 — Norman forces under Robert Guiscard defeat the Byzantine army of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos outside Dyrrhachium. The battle shows the Adriatic city's continuing strategi...

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Byzantine Theme of Dyrrachium

c. 800–1204 CE — Byzantium organizes the Adriatic region around Dyrrachium as a military and administrative theme. The city becomes essential for defending routes between the Adriatic and...

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Via Egnatia Crosses the Balkans

c. 146–120 BCE — Roman engineers develop the Via Egnatia from the Adriatic coast through Macedonia toward Byzantium. Dyrrachium becomes one of the principal western gateways of the route....

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Untitled168 BCE–395 CE — The lands of modern Albania are gradually integrated into Roman provincial systems. Cities expand, Latin and Greek cultural influences deepen, roads connect inlan...

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First Illyrian War

229–228 BCE — Rome sends military forces across the Adriatic against Queen Teuta's kingdom. The war marks Rome's first major armed intervention on the eastern Adriatic coast and begins a ...

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Powerful Illyrian Kingdoms Emerge

4th–3rd centuries BCE — Several Illyrian dynasties consolidate larger kingdoms across the western Balkans. Their rulers compete with Macedonia, Epirus and Greek coastal cities while becom...

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Apollonia Founded

c. 588 BCE — Greek settlers establish Apollonia near the lower Vjosa River. The city grows into an important commercial and intellectual center connecting the Adriatic coast with inland B...

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Epidamnos Founded

627 BCE — Greek colonists establish Epidamnos on the Adriatic coast, later known as Dyrrachium and modern Durrës. The settlement becomes a major commercial link between Mediterranean trad...

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Italy Enters the War Against Austria-Hungary

23 May 1915 — Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary after joining the Allied side through the secret Treaty of London. Italian leaders expect territorial gains along the Adriatic and Alpi...

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