Bato (Dardanian chieftain)

This article is about the Illyrian king. For other uses, see Bato (Illyrian name).
Bato
Reignc. 206 BC – c. 176 BC
PredecessorLongarus
SuccessorMonunius II
FatherLongarus

Bato (ruled c. 206 – 176 BC[1]) was an Illyrian king of the Dardanian State. Bato was the son of Longarus whom he succeeded and the brother of Monunius II who ruled after him.[2] Bato fought alongside the Romans against Macedon during the Second Macedonian War. Bato is known for using advanced war tactics against Athenagoras. Bato became a major threat to the Macedonians but after the war was over Dardanian and Roman relations soon diminished.

  1. ^ The Illyrians by J. J. Wilkes, 1992, ISBN 0-631-19807-5, page 86, "... including the names of Dardanian rulers, Longarus, Bato, Monunius and Etuta, and those on later epitaphs, Epicadus, Scerviaedus, Tuta, Times and Cinna. Other Dardanian names are linked with ..."
  2. ^ BATON or BATO. 1. The son of Longarus, a Dardanian chief, who joined the Romans in their war with Philip of Macedon, B.C. 200. (Liv. xxxi. 28.).