Who are these Albanians?

 Nowadays Albania territories have been populated 100,000 years ago. At the beginning of the third millennium BC, in the area it was established an Indo-European population. As a result of the merge it was conceived a population that retained the characteristics of specific cultural and language in the Balkan Peninsula (pelazgieas). Based in the older inhabitants, between the second millennium and the first century BC was founded Illyrian population. The Illyrians, as the Greeks, preserved their language and traditions, regardless of the Roman centaury occupation. The Greeks arrived in Epidamos (today Durrës), Apollo and Butrint in the seventh century BC, settling there with self-governed colonies. In the north with the expansion of the Ardianai Kingdom, based in Shkodër, a new conflict with Rome started, which in the year 229 BC culminated with Rome sending a fleet of 200 ships against Queen Teuta. In 167 BC this war ended up with the expansion of Roman Empire control all over the Balkans. The most important trade route between Rome and Kostandinopoli was Egnatia road, which passed through the port of Durrës. With the division of the Roman Empire (395 AC), Illyria fell into the occupation of the eastern empire, later known as the Byzantine Empire. Three of the first Byzantine emperors (Pari Anastasius I, Justin and I Justian) were of Illyrian origin. From 1443 until 1468, the Albanian resistance under the command of Skanderbeg (Gjergj Kastrioti), won 25 battles against the Turks led by Sultan Fatih Mehmet the conqueror of Kostandinopoli who failed to invade the city of Kruja.

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