Maps

Ancient Italy—Istria formed part of Region X
(Venetia et Histria) from 12 BC to 568 AD

Kingdom of Italy (Green), 480 AD
Istria and Dalmatia belonged to Italy

Kingdom of Italy, 480 AD
Istria and Dalmatia belonged to Italy

Kingdom of Italy, 526 AD
Istria and Dalmatia belonged to Italy

Roman Prefecture of Italy, 553 AD
Istria and Julian Venetia belonged to Italy

Kingdom of Italy and Exarchate of Italy, 600 AD
Istria and Dalmatia belonged to Italy

Kingdom of Italy, 843 AD
Istria and Julian Venetia belonged to Italy

Kingdom of Italy, 876 AD
Istria and Julian Venetia belonged to Italy

Kingdom of Italy (Yellow), 888 AD
Istria and Julian Venetia belonged to Italy

Italian States, 12th century
Istria, Julian Venetia, the Quarnero and
Dalmatian islands were linked to Italy

Italian States, 1454
Istria and Dalmatia were linked to Italy

Italian States, 1494
Istria and Dalmatia were linked to Italy

Republic of Venice (Light Blue), 1509
The Doge of Venice was Duke of Dalmatia (Dux Dalmatiae) since 997
and Lord of All Istria (Totius Istriae Dominator) since 1150

Italian States, 1796
Istria and Dalmatia were linked to Italy

Italian States, 1796
Istria and Dalmatia were linked to Italy

Republic of Venice, 1796
Istria and Dalmatia belonged to Venice until 1797

Italian States, 18th century
Istria and Dalmatia were linked to Italy

Kingdom of Italy, 1807 (Yellow)
Istria and Dalmatia belonged to Italy again in 1805-1809

Italian Region of Julian Venetia (Red)
Annexed by Yugoslavia in 1947

The Natural Borders of Italy
Closed in by the Alps