Ardiaean Kingdom
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Was the kingdom of the Ardiaei, an Illyrian population that inhabitated parts of Albania, Serbia and Montenegro.
Establishment
January 249 BC: The Ardiaean Kingdom originated in the III Century BC.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars fought by the Roman Republic in Illyria (the Adriatic coast of the Balkanic Peninsula) first to eradicate piracy and then to conquer the region.
1.1.First Illyrian War
Was a war fought by the Romans in Illyria mainly against the Ardiaean Kingdom.
January 228 BC: Corcyra was surrendered and was occupied by a garrison under the command of Demetrius of Pharos.
January 228 BC: Corcyra, an ancient Greek city-state, welcomed the Romans in -229 and surrendered its garrison with the aid of Demetrius, who was likely a local leader or military commander. This event marked the territory's transition to being under the control of the Roman Republic.
January 228 BC: The army now moved inland among the Illyrian peoples of the hinterland. Here, the Romans received delegations from many peoples, including the Atintani and Parthini, from whom a formal surrender was accepted.
January 227 BC: Before the end of winter, Teuta's envoys appeared in Rome and a treaty was concluded. .
1.2.Second Illyrian War
Was a war fought by the Romans in Illyria mainly against the Ardiaean Kingdom.
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: 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.
1.3.Third Illyrian War
Was a war fought by the Romans in Illyria mainly against the Ardiaean Kingdom.
January 167 BC: Gentius, king of the illyrians, allied with Macedonia and begun to attack roman cities. Gentius surrendered to the Romans and the Ardiaean State fall.
Were a seris of conflicts between the Roman Republic and Antigonid Macedonia over control of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean Basin. .
2.1.Third Macedonian War
Was a war fought by Rome against Antigonid Macedonia. The war was won by Rome, and Macedonia was divided in four client states of Rome.
January 168 BC: Perseus moved to the land of the Penestae (in southern Illyria) and went on to Stubera.
Disestablishment
January 167 BC: Gentius, king of the illyrians, allied with Macedonia and begun to attack roman cities. Gentius surrendered to the Romans and the Ardiaean State fall.
