Great Illyrian Revolt

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The Great Illyrian Revolt was a major uprising of Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD that posed one of the most serious military challenges to the Roman Empire in the Balkans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Illyrian revolt
revolt
uprising
war
alsoKnownAs Bellum Batonianum
Great Illyrian Revolt
surface form: Great Illyrian Uprising

Great Illyrian Revolt
surface form: Pannonian Revolt
cause Illyrian resistance to Roman rule
Roman recruitment of Illyrians for war against Marcomanni
heavy Roman taxation
combatant Breuci
Norici
surface form: Daesitiates

other Illyrian tribes
consequence creation of the provinces of Pannonia and Dalmatia
increased Roman military presence in the Balkans
reorganization of the province of Illyricum
describedIn Roman historiography
works of Cassius Dio
works of Velleius Paterculus
endTime AD 9
followedBy full Romanization of Illyrian territories
location Balkans
Dalmatia
Illyricum
Pannonia
mainParticipants Illyrians
surface form: Illyrian tribes

Roman Empire
militaryTheater mountainous regions of the western Balkans
opponent Roman legion
surface form: Roman legions

Rome
partOf Augustan wars
Roman expansion in the Balkans
precededBy Illyrian Wars
surface form: Roman conquest of Illyricum
rebelLeader Bato the Breucian
Bato the Daesitiate
result Roman victory
suppression of Illyrian revolt
RomanCommander Aulus Caecina Severus
Germanicus
Marcus Plautius Silvanus
Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus
Tiberius
significance one of the most serious military challenges to Rome in the Balkans
tied down large Roman forces needed for other campaigns
startTime AD 6
timePeriod early 1st century AD
typeOfConflict anti-imperial uprising
provincial rebellion
under reign of Augustus

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Illyricum notableEvent Great Illyrian Revolt
Illyricum notableEvent Great Illyrian Revolt
this entity surface form: Pannonian uprising
Pannonia experiencedEvent Great Illyrian Revolt
this entity surface form: Pannonian Revolt
Great Illyrian Revolt alsoKnownAs Great Illyrian Revolt
this entity surface form: Great Illyrian Uprising
Great Illyrian Revolt alsoKnownAs Great Illyrian Revolt
this entity surface form: Pannonian Revolt
Bellum Batonianum alsoKnownAs Great Illyrian Revolt
Pannonians involvedIn Great Illyrian Revolt
this entity surface form: Pannonian Revolt
Bato the Daesitiate revolt Great Illyrian Revolt
Bato the Breucian conflict Great Illyrian Revolt
Breuci participatedIn Great Illyrian Revolt
Roman province of Dalmatia notableEvent Great Illyrian Revolt
this entity surface form: Great Illyrian Revolt (Bellum Batonianum) 6–9 AD