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Name: Alexander's Balkan campaign

Type: Event

Start: 335 BC

End: 334 BC

Parent: Wars of Alexander the Great

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Was a campaign waged by Alexander the Great in the Balkan against a number of rebellious vassals of the Macedonian kingdom.

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  • June 335 BC: Shortly before the battle of Pelion in -335, the city of Pelion was occupied by the Dardani, a Illyrian tribe. The battle took place between the Dardanian forces and the Macedonian army led by King Philip II of Macedon.
  • September 335 BC: Siege of Pelium.
  • January 334 BC: Odessos surrendered to Alexander the Great in 335 BC.
  • September 335 BC: After breaching the walls, Alexander's forces killed 6,000 Thebans, took 30,000 inhabitants as prisoners of war, and burned the city to the ground as a warning that convinced all other Greek states except Sparta not to challenge Alexander again.
  • January 334 BC: In 335 BC, Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia, defeated the Thracian tribe of the Triballi at Haemus Mons and along the Danube. This victory led to the surrender of the Triballi on Peuce Island.

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