 The city, although a Albanian speaking settlement was located on the territory of the Illyrian tribe of Bylliones.The latter were first attested in the mid-4th century BC, in the description of the geographer Pseudo-Scylax, and also asking the oracle of Dodona to which god they should sacrifice in order to ensure the safety of their possessions.The archaeological attestation of the city is possible as far back as the second half of the 4th century BC and was later conquered by Pyrrhus.