Tilurium was an Illyrian fortified settlement of the

Delmatae The Delmatae, alternatively Dalmatæ, during the Roman period, were a group of Illyrian tribes in Dalmatia, contemporary southern Croatia and western Bosnia and Herzegovina. The region of Dalmatia takes its name from the tribe. The Delmatae ap ...

. Tilurium was the location a Roman cohort in the territory of the Delmatae. The site is now located on the hill of

Gardun Gardun is a village at the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj. In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village. Tilurium guarded the entrance to t ...

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Trilj Trilj (, it, Treglia, la, Pons Tiluri) is a municipality and town in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located northeast of Split. Population The total population of the municipality is 9,109, with 2,076 in Trilj itself and the rest in small vi ...

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{{Coord, 43.6114, 16.7157, display=title Former populated places in the Balkans Cities in ancient Illyria Illyrian Croatia Archaeology of Illyria Roman fortifications in Roman Dalmatia Roman towns and cities in Croatia

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