Kingdom of Dardania

Kingdom of Dardania
4th century BC–28 BC
Approximate extent of the Kingdom of the Dardanians, late 3rd century BC, prior to their conquest of Paeonia and Macedonia.
Religion	Polytheism
Demonym(s)	Dardanian, Dardani
Government	Monarchy
King
• 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
Area
• Total	56,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Succeeded by Roman Republic
Today part of	Kosovo  Albania  North Macedonia  Serbia  Montenegro

The Kingdom of Dardania 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 (Gostivar), Serbia (Novi Pazar) and Albania (Kukës, Tropoja, Has).^[1] 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.^[2] The region was subsequently incorporated into the province of Moesia in 15 BC, and later in 293 AD, as the province of Dardania.