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Bardyllis was not the heir of Sirras, but of the previous Illyrian king who had entered in a peace treaty with Amyntas II over the control of Lyncestia.
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Bardyllis and was
In the 4th century BC, the Illyrian king Bardyllis united several Illyrian tribes and engaged in conflict with Macedon to the southeast, but was defeated.
Bardyllis was succeeded by Grabos, then by Bardyllis II, and then by Cleitus the Illyrian, who was defeated by Alexander the Great.
The Illyrians formed several kingdoms in the central Balkans, and the first known Illyrian king was Bardyllis.
Bardyllis (; Ancient Greek Βάρδυλλις or Βάρδυλις ; c. 448 – 358 ) was a king of the Dardanian Kingdom and probably its founder.
According to these sources, Bardyllis lived a long time and was at an advanced age when he faced Philip II of Macedon.
Bardyllis was killed in battle against Phillip II of Macedon after Philip rejected his offer of peace based on retaining conquered lands.
Bardyllis was born around the year 448 BC.
The distribution of the coinages shows that Bardyllis built up a wide region of trade within the central Balkans and northwards to the Danube, which was far from the region dominated by Greek trade.
This king was probably the same as Bardyllis since the events of his life conform to this pattern as well.
After the battle, Bardyllis was said to have briefly held Philip II, the youngest brother of Alexander II, as a hostage.
This was not the first occasion in which he had fought against Bardyllis, but the Macedonians lost the battle.
When Philip II, the youngest of the three brothers assumed the throne, he was determined to subdue the Illyians under Bardyllis once and for all, destroying the Illyrian menace.
This military aid was soon wasted after Sparta intervened and expelled the Illyrians who were led by Bardyllis.
Bardyllis ' short rule over Epirus of northern Greece was over.
By the spring of 358 BC, Philip had at last secured his throne and was now able to address the occupation of northwest Macedonia by Bardyllis.
Bardyllis, however, was not inclined to give up his winnings without a fight.
Bardyllis, as before, was not likely to take any prisoners, so any Macedonian defeat would result in crippling casualties.
This threw Bardyllis ' entire formation into disorder, after which it was quickly broken by the phalanx and routed from the battlefield.
Bardyllis himself was probably killed in this battle as he rode on horseback at the advanced age of 90.
In 334 BC under the lead of Cleitus the son of Bardyllis, Dardanians in alliance with other Illyrian tribes, of the Taulanti under Glaukias and Autariate, attacked Macedonia which was this time under Alexander the Great.
The first and most prominent king of the Dardani was Bardyllis who ruled from 385 BC to 358 BC.
Bardyllis and Sirras
It seems that Bardyllis opposed the deal with Amyntas II and Sirras and invaded Macedonia in 393 BC.
Bardyllis and previous
Bardyllis, unlike previous Illyrian kings, combined military and economic developments.
It is probable that Bardyllis, unlike previous Illyrian kings, built a few fortified cities, for Lychnidus and Pelion in the lakeland were walled sites probably before the accession of Philip.
Bardyllis and Illyrian
Philip had married Audata, great-granddaughter of the Illyrian king of Dardania, Bardyllis.
* Audata, the daughter of Illyrian King Bardyllis.
The most notable Illyrian kingdoms and dynasties were those of Bardyllis of the Dardani and of Agron of the Ardiaei who created the last and best-known Illyrian kingdom.
* Bardyllis, Illyrian king ( killed in battle by Phillip of Macedon )
Bardyllis created one of the most powerful Illyrian states, that of the Dardanians.
Grabos became the most powerful Illyrian king after the death of Bardyllis in 358 BC.
Bardyllis had a son named Cleitus the Illyrian, a daughter named Bircenna, and a grandson named Bardyllis II.
Following the disastrous defeat of Macedonians by Dardanians, when king Philip II took control of the Macedonian throne in 358, he reaffirmed the treaty with Dardanians marrying the Illyrian princess Audata, probably the daughter or the niece of Bardyllis.
** Cleitus the Illyrian son of Bardyllis, 4th century BC
The Illyrian king Bardyllis turned part of south Illyria into a formidable local power in the 4th century BC.
The Illyrian king, Bardyllis turned Illyria into a formidable local power in the 4th century BC.
Bardyllis and king
* Bardyllis becomes king of Illyria and the Dardani and thereby establishes the Bardyllian Dynasty.
Bardyllis became king despite his humble roots.
when their king Bardyllis succeeded into bringing various tribes in a single organization.
In 359 BC Dardanians under Bardyllis won a decisive battle against a Macedonian king Perdiccas III by killing the Macedonian king himself and 4, 000 of his soldiers, and occupied the cities of upper Macedonia.
Bardyllis and who
Sparta intervened and expelled the Illyrians who were led by Bardyllis.
Bardyllis and had
By the actions of Bardyllis, the Dardanians had brought Macedonia close to collapse.
At this point Bardyllis had extended the borders of the Dardanian State as far south as the Ionian.
In order to concentrate on the internal struggle necessary to secure his crown, Philip reaffirmed the treaty the Dardanians had imposed on Macedonia by force of arms and sealed the alliance by his marriage of Audata, probably a niece or daughter of Bardyllis.
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