Dardanian invasion of Epirus

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Invasion of Molossia
Map of conflict
Date 385 BC Location Epirus Result Dardanian defeat Alcetas restored as King of Epirus Dardanian raid stopped and Dardanians expelled
Belligerents
Kingdom of Dardania	Molossia Sparta
Supported by: Syracuse	Supported by: Thessaly Macedonia
Commanders and leaders
Bardylis Dionysius I Alcetas I	Agesilaus II
Strength
unknown number of Dardani 2,000 Syracuse soldiers	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	15,000 Molossians

Invasion of Molossia was a military conflict between Dardanian and Molossian tribes.^[1]

History[]

In 385 BC, Alcetas of Epirus was a refugee in Syracuse for unknown reasons. Leader of Syracuse, Dionysius, wanted a friendly monarch in Epirus, so he sent 2,000 Greek hoplites and 500 suits of Greek armor to help the Dardanians under Bardyllis to Molossians in Epirus. Attackers killed about 15,000 Molossian warriors. Alcetas was restored to the throne, but Dardanias didn't stop there. They continued pillaging throughout Epirus and Greece. Dionysius joined them in an attempt to plunder the temple of Delphi. Then, Sparta, supported by Thessaly and Macedonians, intervened under Agesilaus, and expelled the Dardanians and Syracuse warriors.^[2]

See also[]

• Dardanian-Bastarnae war

References[]

Sources[]

• Papazoglu, Fanula (1978). The Central Balkan Tribes in pre-Roman Times: Triballi, Autariatae, Dardanians, Scordisci and Moesians. Amsterdam: Hakkert.

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