Kingdom of Dardania
Kingdom of Dardania Regnum Dardaniae | |||||||
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| 4th century BC–28 BC | |||||||
| Religion | Dardanian Polytheism | ||||||
| Demonym(s) | Dardanian, Dardani | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
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• c. 231 – c. 206 BC | Longarus | ||||||
• c. 206 BC – c. 176 BC | Bato | ||||||
• c. 176 – c. 167 BC | Monunius | ||||||
| Historical era | Classical antiquity | ||||||
• Founded | 4th century BC | ||||||
• Roman conquest | 28 BC | ||||||
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| 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). 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. The region was subsequently incorporated into the province of Moesia in 15 BC, and later in 293 AD, as the province of Dardania.