The colonists were a heterogeneous mix: of the some 3,000 names preserved in inscriptions found by the 1990s, 74% (c. 2,200) were Latin, 14% (c. 420) were Greek, 4% (c. 120) were Illyrian, 2.3% (c. 70) were Celtic, 2% (c. 60) were Thraco-Dacian, and another 2% (c. 60) were Semites from Syria.
Os colonizadores constituíam uma mistura heterogénea: entre os cerca de 3000 nomes preservados em inscrições encontradas nos anos 90, 74% (aprox. 2200) eram latinos, 14% (aprox. 420) eram gregos, 4% (aprox. 120) eram ilíricos, 2,3% (aprox. 70) eram celtas, 2% (aprox. 60) eram trácio-danianos e 2% (aprox. 60) eram semitas da Síria.