Talk:Illyrian
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
[edit] Pirates
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)
[edit] Removed
- 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".
