PiratesEdit

Illyrians in history were also known for piracy. Rome's first overseas conflict was with Illyrian pirates. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.218.182.222 (talk).

Yah, which may be why the writers chose the name. Alas, we'll likely never know. -- Sulfur 03:51, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

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• The name may be based on the Illyrs, an ethnic group that inhabited what is currently known as Albania and Croatia, a region once denoted Illyria. The region known as Illyria was the setting for William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night".

Needs some proof. — Morder (talk) 00:57, 27 June 2009 (UTC)