▁of ▁the ▁Alex i ad . ▁▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁Ser bian ▁source ▁mention ing ▁" Al ban ia " ▁( Ar ' ban as ') ▁is ▁a ▁char ter ▁by ▁Stefan ▁N eman ja , ▁dated ▁ 1 1 9 8 , ▁which ▁lists ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Pil ot ▁( P ul atum ) ▁among ▁the ▁parts ▁N eman ja ▁conquer ed ▁from ▁Alban ia ▁( <0xD1> <0xA1> д ▁Ар ь ба на сь ▁Пи ло ть , ▁" de ▁Alban ia ▁Pul atum "). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁to ▁ 1 3 th ▁centuries , ▁By z antine ▁writers ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁Ar ban on ▁() ▁for ▁a ▁princip ality ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Kru ja . ▁The ▁oldest ▁reference ▁to ▁Alban ians ▁in ▁Ep irus ▁is ▁from ▁a ▁Ven et ian ▁document ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 1 2 1 0 , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁“ the ▁continent ▁facing ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Cor fu ▁is ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁Alban ians ”. ▁A ▁R ag us an ▁document ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 1 2 8 5 ▁states : ▁“ I ▁heard ▁a ▁voice ▁cry ing ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁language ” ▁. ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁ ▁The ▁K oman ▁culture ▁theory , ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁viewed ▁by ▁Alban ian ▁arch ae olog ists ▁as ▁arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁of ▁evolution ▁from ▁" Il ly rian " ▁ancest ors ▁to ▁medieval ▁Alban ians , ▁has ▁found ▁little ▁support ▁outside ▁Alban ia . ▁Indeed , ▁Ang lo