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Name: Second Illyrian War

Type: Event

Start: 221 BC

End: 218 BC

Parent: Illyrian Wars

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Was a war fought by the Romans in Illyria mainly against the Ardiaean Kingdom.

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  • January 218 BC: The victorious Roman occupy Issa (modern-day Vis Island), Pharos (today's Stari Grad), Apollonia, Corcyra, Epidamnus, Oricum, Dimale (belonging to the Parthine tribe) and Atintania. The Roman Senate confirmed the protectorate of Rome over Illyria.
  • January 221 BC: Demetrius detached the Illyrian Atintani from their Roman alliance.
  • January 218 BC: In 219 BC, during the Roman-Seleucid War, the Roman consul Lucius Aemilius secured the city of Dimallum from Demetrius of Pharos within seven days by launching a direct assault. This victory was crucial in weakening Demetrius' power in the region and expanding Roman control.
  • January 218 BC: Following the Roman victory in the Second Illyrian War against Demetrius of Faro, the island became part of the Roman Empire in 219 BC.

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