What were the relations between the Macedonians and the Il- lyrians?
Various authors have supported the thesis that Illyrians and Ma- cedonians belonged to the same (non-greek) tribe and spoke the same (non-greek) language. Given that it has been proved beyond any reasonable doubt (see following questions) that the language spoken by ancient Macedonians was a greek dialect such claims are not true. An ancient writer Polyvios (XXVII 8,9) wrote that Ma- cedonians were using translators in their contacts with the Il- lyrians, which implies that they were not speaking the same language.
