It was through the influence of Julius that, at a later date, the council of Sardica in Illyria was held, which was attended only by seventy-six Eastern bishops, who speedily withdrew to Philippopolis and deposed Julius at the council of Philippopolis, along with Athanasius and others.

* Following Philip II of Macedon's marriage to Eurydice, Alexander and his mother, Olympias, flee to Epirus, with Alexander later moving to Illyria.

After hours of agony, and despite Angel and Spike traveling to Illyria's former prison in an attempt to find a way to draw her out of Fred, Fred's body is completely taken over by Illyria, who also absorbs her memories ( which she later likens to " sparks ").

When Wesley mentions to her Gunn is trapped in a Wolfram & Hart-imposed pseudo-Hell, Illyria opens a portal and rescues Gunn without hesitation, later noting the great debt the group owes to her.

The comic book Illyria: Spotlight ( 2006 ) by Peter David depicts Illyria's encounters with Fred's friends and family, and she even begins to cry when she watches home movies of Fred's life ; she later asserts to Wesley that she feels no regret.

She strikes up a brief friendship with Fred Burkle, though her relationship with Illyria, the demon who later inhabits Fred's body, is quite frosty.

It is later revealed in Spike: After the Fall that seeing someone Fred cared for triggers the change, while dangerous situations transform her back into Illyria.

Illyria was a sovereign state until the Romans conquered it two centuries later, in 168 BC.

Stephanus of Byzantium centuries later, cites Polybius, saying it was a city in Illyria and gives an ethnic name ( see below ) for its inhabitants.

Stephanus of Byzantium centuries later, cites Polybius, saying it was a city in Illyria and gives an ethnic name for its inhabitants.

As in case of his brother, Saloninus, who was later made Caesar in Gaul, the little we know of Valerian's short reign in Illyria is indicative of the chaotic situation that prevailed on the northern frontiers of the Empire under Valerian and Gallienus.

Diocletian and Maximian seem to have understood this when they set up Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars in Gaul and Illyria respectively some thirty-five years later.

The Claudius Mamertinus made consul in 362 later went on to become governor of Italy, Africa, and Illyria before being removed from public office in 368 for embezzlement.

Lynkestis or Lynchestia ( meaning " land of the lynx ") was a region ( in earlier times, a kingdom ) of Upper Macedonia on the southern borders of Illyria which was ruled by kings, lords and independent or semi-independent chieftains till the later Argead rulers of Macedon ( Amyntas IV, Philip II ) neutralized their independence with dynastic alliances and the practice of bringing up tribal chieftains ' sons in the palaces of Philip.

At the end of the film, Viola and Duke are shown playing on the soccer team of Illyria a year later, both on the first string.

Denisof continues, " They would have progressed the relationship between Wesley and Illyria in such a way it would conflict with his own feelings for Fred, in a much more profound way.

He also made alliance treaties with Epirus and several tribes of Illyria and Thrace, as well as enemies of Thracian tribes allied to Rome, such as the Sapaei under Abrupolis.

Illyria has also appeared in Angel expanded universe material such as comics, most notably her own one-shot comic Illyria: Spotlight in 2006.

Drogyn also thinks that Angel needed Illyria so that she could help him to sacrifice someone trusted and dear, such as Fred.

After single-handedly ( literally, he held the baby in one hand and a sword in the other ) rescuing an infant and destroying the Fell Brethren, Spike joins Angel, Illyria, and a badly-wounded Charles Gunn in the alley behind the Hyperion as the series draws to an end, preparing to incur the apocalyptic wrath of the Senior Partners, as a way of going out in a blaze of glory that probably cost him his life as well as that of his friends.

He spends his dying moments with Illyria at his side, finally agreeing to let the demon take the form of Fred, thus allowing Wesley, in some way, to say goodbye to the woman he loved.

He lays great stress on the important position of Milan as a northern metropolis, and on the intercourse with the East by way of Aquileia and Illyria, as well as on the eastern nationality of many of the Bishops of Milan.

In truth, Illyria is being thrown out of linear progression of the timeline, altering her perspective as her power seeks a way to escape its shell.

Angel learns that the only way to save Fred would be to draw Illyria back to the Deeper Well in England by using her sarcophagus as a beacon.

On the way to Illyria, Antonius was intercepted by a Pompeian fleet.

Eventually Sandow makes his way to Illyria, a world he created as an idyllic paradise, but finds it has been severely damaged.

The inhabitants of Upper Macedonia led a way of life which differed little from that of their neighbors in Epirus and Illyria, engaging in seasonal transhumance supplemented by agriculture.

After her request to join the boys team is refused by the misogynistic coach, she finds a way to play for Cornwall's rival, Illyria.

When Fred is killed by Illyria, Spike mourns her death and decides to join Team Angel in her honor.

When vampire Gunn causes Illyria to revert to her monster form, memories of Fred from Spike and Wesley are transplanted into her to restore her humanity.

After being in love with her for almost two seasons, Wesley finally gets together with Fred in the subsequent episode " Smile Time ", only to watch her die in the next episode when she is taken over by the ancient demon Illyria.

Descending into alcoholism, Wesley holds onto Illyria as the only thing he has left of Fred, helping her understand the human world she is unfamiliar with.

Wesley is resigned to his fate, believing that he has nothing more to live for now that Fred is gone, and walks away, but not before asking Spike to take care of Illyria.

" Denisof talked with Whedon about what storylines would have been in place had the television series received another season ; Wesley would not have died, and he and Illyria would have featured in an arc in which the transformation of Illyria to Fred would have been extended over many episodes and taken to a " much deeper, darker place " than it briefly was in the late fifth season episode, " The Girl in Question ".

And then we would have gone into the switching of Fred and Illyria and having these two people that he was having these strong feelings about.

When this curio results in the death of Fred and the resurrection of Illyria ( cf.

Confronting Illyria, he tricks her into transforming into Fred so that he can shoot her, reverting her to her true form in the hope that he can convince her to use her powers to rewind time so that the Fall never occurs, only for Illyria to vow to unmake time itself.

After recognizing Wesley's feelings for the " shell " ( Fred ), Illyria wishes to explore her relationship with Wesley in a more sexual or romantic direction ; he rejects any possibility of accepting her in Fred's form.

Despite Fred's soul supposedly shattering in the process of Illyria taking over her body, Joss Whedon originally intended for either Fred and Illyria to be split in two had Angel gotten a sixth season, as revealed by Amy Acker in an interview: " As I ’ m playing this new character now, it was just some stuff that he was going to do with her and bringing Fred back and getting to work with both characters ", or for Illyria to take on more and more of Fred's memories.

Throughout the series, Illyria features temporary reversions to her Fred state as the hell dimension causes her powers to go out of control.

Illyria guards a hospitalized Gunn — human once more — in his hospital bed from angry demons, and her new memories of Fred make her crisis of humanity even more apparent.

In Angel: After the Fall # 3, Spike also refers to Illyria as Fred Sonja while she was battling Angel's dragon.

* Wesley Wyndam-Pryce – Though their " relationship " is not a true romantic one, the undertones of attraction being based mostly on Fred and Wesley's relationship, Wesley wanted to be around the one part of his deceased love and Illyria was influenced by Fred's memories.