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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Illyrian Revolt canonical | 5 |
| Pannonian Revolt | 3 |
| Great Illyrian Revolt (Bellum Batonianum) 6–9 AD | 1 |
| Great Illyrian Uprising | 1 |
| Pannonian uprising | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pannonian uprising
this entity surface form:
Pannonian Revolt
this entity surface form:
Great Illyrian Uprising
this entity surface form:
Pannonian Revolt
this entity surface form:
Pannonian Revolt
this entity surface form:
Great Illyrian Revolt (Bellum Batonianum) 6–9 AD