The Great Illyrian Revolt

The little-known story of a fierce rebellion against the Romans: “ A very good read for anyone interested in ancient military history and historiography.” — The NYMAS Review In the year AD 9, three Roman legions were crushed by the German warlord Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. This event is well known, but there was another uprising that Rome faced shortly before, which lasted from AD 6 to 9, and was just as intense. This rebellion occurred in the western Balkans—an area roughly