Early history of Bosnia and Herzegovina blocks. Daors made unique bronze coins and sculptures. Conflict between the Illyrians and ancient Romans started in 229 BC. In the year 168 BC, the land of Illyrians became the Roman province of Illyricum. Rome complete its annexation of the region in 9, ending a three-year rebellion of Illyrians against Romans. In year 10, Illyria was divided and the northern strip of today's Bosnia along the south side of the Sava River became part of the new province of Pannonia. The rest of what is today Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Dalmatia, and western Serbia became part of the Roman province of
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina The original medieval coat of arms had a white background and two red stripes in the top of the shield. As the entire territory of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of the Independent State of Croatia, a puppet state of Nazi Germany during World War II, the flag is similar to the flag of Croatia, which consisted of a tricolor of red-white-blue with the chequy in the centre and the letter "U" at the top left of the flag. Whilst being the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within communist Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav flag stood as a canton, while