- in the mid-3 rd century of B.C., Illyrians established their state here. The existence of Illyrians on the territory encompassed by the present Montenegro is evidenced by numerous proofs of material culture, such as: Medun, Ulcinj etc. During the reign of the queen Teuta, the Romans subdued Illyrians. The capital of Illyrians was in Risan, where the queen Teuta ended her life.

- At the beginning of the 1 st century the territory of present Montenegro was within the Roman province of Dalmatia. The Romans established on this area several towns, and among them was certainly the most important Doclea (Duklja).

- By the end of 6 th century the settling of the first Slavs on this area commenced, and their final christening made in 9 th century. The Slavs established their state Doclea (Duklja) at the beginning of 10 th century. The founders of Doclea were Vojislavljevici, who ruled nearly 200 years.

- Doclea is reported under the name of Zeta for the first time in 1089. It had at that time ten districts.

- In the period 1185 to 1355 Zeta is dominated by the Serbian state of Raska. Stephen the Prvovjencani became in 1217 the first orthodox king. Rastko Nemanjic (St. Sava) established in 1219 the independent Serbian Orthodox Church. One of the episcopates – that of Zeta – used to be on Prevlaka by Tivat (Island of Flowers). A monastery was built there devoted to Saint Archangel Michael.

- The name of Montenegro is reported for the first time in manuscripts in 1296, by which the mountain part of the present Montenegro was marked.

- Following to the fall of the Serbian Empire, Balsici rebuilt the Duchy of Zeta. The capital of Zeta was in Skadar. Balsici ruled it for around 70 years.

- From 1421 to 1512 Crnojevici ruled Montenegro. The capital of Crnojevici at the beginning was on Zabljak, then in the town of Obod above River of Crnojevici and at the end at Cetinje. The first Montenegrin printing house was opened at Obod, during the rule of Djurdje Crnojevic, the son of Ivan, where the printer Makarije printed in 1494 the first book in Montenegro – Cyrillic edition of the book Oktoih.

- From 1697 to 1918 the dynasty of Petrovic from Njegusi ruled.

- At the general Assembly in the Monastery of Stanjevici in 1798, the General Montenegrin and Mountain Code was adopted, by which were established: the Senate, the Court, the Captain rule and legal norms for protection of persons and property. In 1813 in Dobrota by Kotor on the Central Commission of Montenegro and Boka the decision was passed on unification of Boka Kotorska and Montenegro.

- Peter I Petrovic is certainly one of the most able rulers of Montengro. He did a lot on the creation of unity of the people, elimination of blood revenge and establishing of the state power. The Bishop Peter I Petrovic was inherited by his cousin Peter II Petrovic Njegos. The Bishop Njegos had an exceptional literature gift and created many important works, among which is the most important the poem “The Mountain Wrath”, printed in 1847. Njegos improved considerably during the time of his rule the system of power, education, finance and made demarcation with Austria. In addition to his genius literature works, he founded the first secular school in 1834. He died too early in 1851 with only 38 years of age.

- After the fight for liberation from the foreign conquerors during several centuries, Montenegro became in 1878 a free and independent state. Nevertheless, a small and heroic people who was more hungry than full, proved its bravery and pride.

- From 1910 to 1918 Montenegro was the Kingdom, headed by the King Nicholas, after which she became an integral part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, i.e. the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929. After the Second World War, the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) was established. In 1991 Republics of Slovenia and Croatia seceded from the rest of Yugoslavia and became independent states, and the following year Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia did the same. After this, in 1992 the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) was established, consisting of the Republic of Serbia and Republic of Montenegro. On February 4, 2003 the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was established.