The illyrian wars were a series of wars fought between the roman republic and the ardiaei kingdom and illyrians. ardiaei kingdom with queen teuta was in alliance with macedonia, the greatest of the greek states at that time. however macedonia was unable to aid ardiaei kingdom and illyrians because of dynastic troubles that arose after the death. Macedonian king ptolemy ceraunos killed in battle by the ‘gauls’. 280 pyrrhus of epirus invades south italy. 279 raid on delphi by the ‘gauls’. 232 (or 230) epirote monarchy dissolved and the federation formed. 231 illyrian aetolian war and illyrian victory, death of king agron. 230 illyrian attacks on elis and messenia, the capture of.
The illyro roman wars were a series of wars fought between the roman republic and the illyrian kingdom under the ardiaei and labeatae.in the first illyrian war, which lasted from 229 bc to 228 bc, [1] rome's concern was that the trade across the adriatic sea increased after the first punic war at a time when ardiaei power increased under queen teuta. [2]. The first illyrian war began in 229 bc, following illyrian aggression and complaints of piracy from italian merchants. the illyrians generally avoided pitched battles, but the romans were successful in taking their fortresses and were able to impose a humiliating peace in 227. the regional influence of the illyrian queen teuta was gradually. Even more worrisome, illyria was forging closer ties with the kingdom of macedonia, and romans were worried that they were seeing the beginnings of a new anti roman coalition. the illyrian and macedonian kingdoms had enjoyed relations before, in the period between 393 and 359 bc, with king phillip ii of macedon even spending time at the. Dzino rejects the idea that the romans’ principle motivation in the second century bc was the pursuit of military glory—”triumph hunting” (e.g., p. 77)—and he downplays illyrian piracy as a major consideration for rome’s initial intervention across the adriatic in the third century bc. he argues persuasively that roman imperialism.
Even more worrisome, illyria was forging closer ties with the kingdom of macedonia, and romans were worried that they were seeing the beginnings of a new anti roman coalition. the illyrian and macedonian kingdoms had enjoyed relations before, in the period between 393 and 359 bc, with king phillip ii of macedon even spending time at the. Dzino rejects the idea that the romans’ principle motivation in the second century bc was the pursuit of military glory—”triumph hunting” (e.g., p. 77)—and he downplays illyrian piracy as a major consideration for rome’s initial intervention across the adriatic in the third century bc. he argues persuasively that roman imperialism. The romans easily defeated the illyrians once more. a long period of protracted conflict followed with the illyrians getting help from king philip v of macedon. finally, in 168 bc, the third and last illyrian war took place with rome putting an end to piracy in the adriatic and illyria itself by defeating the army of its last king, genthius. The romans’ terms were crippling: the illyrians had to pay whatever tributes the romans demanded; all of illyria, with the exception of a few places, was now under roman control; the illyrians could not set sail beyond lissus except with two unarmed ships (a term which was greatly welcomed by the greeks) (45).
The romans easily defeated the illyrians once more. a long period of protracted conflict followed with the illyrians getting help from king philip v of macedon. finally, in 168 bc, the third and last illyrian war took place with rome putting an end to piracy in the adriatic and illyria itself by defeating the army of its last king, genthius. The romans’ terms were crippling: the illyrians had to pay whatever tributes the romans demanded; all of illyria, with the exception of a few places, was now under roman control; the illyrians could not set sail beyond lissus except with two unarmed ships (a term which was greatly welcomed by the greeks) (45).
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