Duklja (Doclea or Diocleia) was once a large town in Duklja (present-day Montenegro). The state of Duklja was named after this town. The city was situated about three kilometers northwest from today’s Podgorica, Montenegro's capital. Duklja according to De administrando imperio. ... Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence from Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 13. ... Coordinates Mayor Dr. Miomir MugoÅ¡a (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 1,441 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 136,473 169,132 117,4 pop per km² Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Before 12th Century as Birziminium Area code +382 81 Car... Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence from Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 13. ...

Duklja was the largest settlement of the Docleatae, an Illyrian tribe. The town was founded in the first decade of the 1st century AD. From the urban point of view, Doclea was adapted to the terrain configuration. At that time it was a big city, with 8 – 10 thousand inhabitants, in which all core urban issues were resolved. A relatively high population density in an area with a radius of just over ten kilometers was conditioned by geographical position, a favorable climate, positive economic conditions and defensive positions that were of great importance at that time. The Docleatae were an Illyrian tribe who lived in modern Montenegro. ... Illyrians has come to refer to a broad, ill-defined group of peoples who inhabited the western Balkans (Illyria, roughly from northern Epirus to southern Pannonia) and even perhaps parts of Southern Italy in classical times into the Common era, and spoke Illyrian languages. ...

After the administrative division of the Roman Empire in 297, Diocleia becomes the capital of the newly established province, Prevalis. In the 4th and the 5th centuries, it is conquered by the barbaric peoples when it starts loosing its power. At the beginning of the 5th century, it is demolished by the Ostrogoths, and a severe earthquake destroys it in 518. After rehabilitation, the Slavs, who migrated to the area of Duklja, demolish it again in 620, when it finally looses its antique character. The Roman Empire is the name given to both the imperial domain developed by the city-state of Rome and also the corresponding phase of that civilization, characterized by an autocratic form of government. ... This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... Events July 9 - Justin becomes Roman emperor September 29 - Severus, Patriarch of Antioch is deposed by a synod for his Monophysitism. ... Events Medina is converted to Islam. ...

Even though the most important city in Duklja was Doclea, the city was in ruins by the 10th century from numerous invasions. The historical ruins of the town can be seen today.

External Links

• Culture of Podgorica: The town of Duklja, in Montenegrin
• Montenegrin Heritage: Ancient Doclea, in English