Kingdom of Dardania

Kingdom of Dardania
Regnum Dardaniae
4th century BC–28 BC
Approximate extent of the Kingdom of the Dardanians, late 3rd century BC, prior to their conquest of Paeonia and Macedonia.
Approximate extent of the Kingdom of the Dardanians, late 3rd century BC, prior to their conquest of Paeonia and Macedonia.
Religion
Dardanian Polytheism
Demonym(s)Dardanian, Dardani
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• c. 231 – c. 206 BC
Longarus
• c. 206 BC – c. 176 BC
Bato
• c. 176 – c. 167 BC
Monunius
Historical eraClassical antiquity
• Founded
4th century BC
• Roman conquest
28 BC
Area
• Total
56,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Succeeded by
Roman Republic
Today part of Kosovo
 Albania
 North Macedonia
 Serbia
 Montenegro

The Kingdom of Dardania (Latin: Regnum Dardaniae) was a polity in the central Balkans in the region of Dardania during classical antiquity. It is named after the Dardani, a Paleo-Balkan tribe that formed the core of the Dardanian polity. Dardania was centered around present-day Kosovo, but also included parts of North Macedonia (northwestern area), Serbia (Novi Pazar) and Albania (Kukës, Tropoja, Has).[1] The eastern parts of Dardania were at the Thraco-Illyrian contact zone. Marcus Licinius Crassus, grandson of the triumvir Marcus Crassus, officially annexed the kingdom in 28 BC while on campaign against the Dacians and Bastarnae.[2] The region was subsequently incorporated into the province of Moesia in 15 BC, and later in 293 AD, as the province of Dardania.

  1. ^ Shukriu, Edi (2008). "Prehistory and Antique History of Kosova" (PDF). Thesis Kosova. 1: 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  2. ^ Petrović 2007, p. 10.