14 Facts About Illyrian Wars

Illyro-Roman Wars were a series of wars fought between the Roman Republic and the Ardiaei kingdom.

Demetrius foolishly sent a fleet across the Adriatic, and, with the Illyrian Wars forces divided, the fortified city of Dimale was captured by the Roman fleet under Lucius Aemilius Paulus.

Illyrian Wars was defeated at Scodra by a Roman force under L Anicius Gallus, and in 167 BC he was brought to Rome as a captive to participate in Gallus' triumph, after which he was interned at Iguvium.

Illyrian Wars success continued when command passed to Agron's widow Teuta, who granted individual ships a license to universal plunder.

Ten Achaean ships were engaged by the Illyrian fleet, reinforced by seven warships of the Acarnanians, off the island Paxos south of Corcyra.

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The main Illyrian Wars force sailed north for another attack on Epidamnos.

Illyrian Wars was in secret negotiations with Demetrius, who had fallen out of favour with Teuta, so Corcyra welcomed the Romans and, with the aid of Demetrius, surrendered its garrison.

Illyrian Wars sailed to the Cyclades, where he extorted tribute from some of the islands and plundered the others.

Illyrian Wars first placed a garrison in Dimallum, an Illyrian city-fortress from Apollonia.

Illyrian Wars eliminated his opponents in other places, those Illyrians who opposed his rule, and stationed 6,000 of his best forces on his home island of Pharos.

The strategy worked, and when the main Roman army appeared from another direction on the island, the Illyrian Wars army was forced to give battle, as they were cut off from their city.

Any threat to Roman holdings in Illyria had been eliminated, all the gains of the First Illyrian Wars War had been secured, and the old restrictions on movement imposed on Illyrian Wars kings.

Illyrian Wars strength lay in its navy and it was their interference with Adriatic shipping that once more aroused Roman interest in the area.

Illyrian Wars sent Olympio with a delegation to Perseus to collect the money, and the treaty was concluded with some ceremony at Dium on the Thermaic Gulf.