Palaeste

The name Palaiste is considered to be Illyrian.{{harvnb|Hencken|1968|p=649|ps=: "Furthermore, there was a place named Palaiste, considered to be Illyrian, and located near the border of Illyria and Epirus..."}} It is linked to the root morpheme *pal- (shallow water) and the typical Illyrian suffix -este.{{harvnb|Likaj|1990|p=2394|ps=: "Schon lange hat man die illyrischen Suffixe - ata und - ates ( : olciniatae, Docleates, Dalmatae, Labeates u . a . ) in Beziehung zum albanischen Suffix - at ( : Demat, Zekat; Dukat, Filat ) gebracht; das illyrische Suffix - ista, - este (:Ladesta, Palaeste) zum albanischen Suffix - (e) është (:kopsh, vëneshtë, lagushtë u.a.)"}}{{harvnb|Berktold|Wacker|1996|p=43|ps=: "Zu *pal- "Sumpf, seichtes Gewasser". Es gab illyrische Stämme der Plaraioi bzw . Palarioi; s . auch Palaeste, Stadt in Südillyrien bei Orikon"}} The ethnic name Palaistinoi comes from Palaiste, with the typical Illyrian suffix -ino often used to form tribal names. The root *pal is also found in the name of the Illyrian tribe of the Plaraioi/Palarioi. Pseudo-Plutarch reports that Palaistinos was another name of the river Strymon. The name has been speculated to be related to the ethnonym Philistines.{{sfn|Strobel|2015|p=163}}{{harvnb|de Ligt|2008|pp=153–154}}{{sfn|Hencken|1968|p=649}}

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Ancient Roman writer Lucan reported that it was here that Julius Caesar landed from Brundusium across the Adriatic, in order to carry on the Civil War against Pompey in Illyricum and the oncoming Battle of Dyrrhachium on 10 July 48 BC.Lucan, Phars. 5.460.{{sfn|Longhurst|2016|p=134|ps=: "Pompey's army was dispersed in winter quarters leaving his main supply base of Dyrrachium (Durazzo or Durrës) potentially vulnerable to a surprise attack. Caesar planned to land his army on the coast of Illyricum (Albania), as near as he could to Dyrrachium, march on the city and seize Pompey's supplies."}} According to Ian Longhurst, an analysis of other ancient sources, based on geographical and military data, suggests a more likely location for Caesar's landing inside the Bay of Vlorë north of the Ceraunian Mountains.{{sfn|Longhurst|2016|pp=132|ps=: " The most significant problem is the identification of Caesar's landing place for his army with Palaeste, when it can be shown that he probably landed inside the Gulf of Valona."}} Neritan Ceka analysed the local places by a site survey on the Acroceraunia comparing their situation with the ancient sources, and accepted the historical account of Caesar's landing on Palaeste.{{sfn|Ceka|2011|p=116}}

In classical antiquity Palaeste was located in the Ceraunian Mountains, between the southern Adriatic and the Ionian Sea. The town was placed south of the Akrokeraunian Promontory, which was the natural boundary that separated Epirus from Illyria in classical antiquity. Located near modern day Palasë on the northernmost coastal part of the ancient Kemara region (modern Himara, Albania), Palaeste was part of the territory of the Chaones.{{sfn|Jaupaj|2019|pp=90–91}} The present-day village of Dhërmi has been proposed as a possible location of the ancient site.{{sfn|Jaupaj|2019|pp=90–91}}

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