Longarus

Longarus
Reignc. 231 – c. 206 BC
PredecessorMagarus
SuccessorBato of Dardania

Longarus (ruled c. 231 – 206 BC[1]) was an Illyrian king of the Dardanian Kingdom. Longarus was at war with various Macedonian kings and managed to conquer at different times part of Macedonia. Longarus was an ally of the Paeonian State and liberated the Paeonians in order to open the routes towards Macedonia. Longarus' influence grew and many other Illyrians from the Ardiaean Kingdom joined him.[2]

  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. ^ TITUS LIVIUS (literally translated by Cyrus Edmonds) (1850). "THE HISTORY OF ROME, Book XXXI, par. 28". www.eremita.di.uminho.pt. Retrieved February 1, 2011.