Kodrion,Codrion orCodrio (Ancient Greek:Κόδριον,romanized: Kodrion;Latin:Codrio/Codrion) was an ancient town in southernIllyria, located somewhere to the north ofMount Tomorr, in present-dayAlbania. The settlement have been presumably identified with the archaeological remains of a fortified site at Kalaja e Irmajt, in the district ofGramsh.[1][2][3] The town is mentioned in the events concerning theIllyrian Wars andMacedonian Wars.[4]
Roman writerLivy describes Codrio as a sufficiently strong and fortified town (oppidum).[5] It was located in a strategic position enough to warrant a Roman garrison after its capture.[6]
The name of the town is certainly pre-Roman. APaleo-Balkan origin has been suggested, relating it to theAlbanian:kodër (definite form:kodra) 'hill', andRomanian:codru '(wooded) mountain, forest', with the same root as the ancient toponymScodra (present-dayShkodër).[7]
^Hammond & Griffith 1972, p. 100: "[...] into the district of Gramsh, is probably to be identified with Codrion [...]"
^Hammond 1976: "RRMAIT ("Kodrion") Albania: "To the N of Mt. Tomor. The earliest coins yielded by excavation are of Philip II of Macedon; the massive circuit wall with a fine gateway dates probably to the late 4th century BC. Names are preserved on tile stamps and amphora seals; weapons, tools, and fibulas were found. Kodrion figured in the wars between Macedon and Rome (Livy 31.27.4)."
