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Bardylis had a son named [[Cleitus (son of Bardylis)|Cleitus]]. Cleitus' son was presumably [[Bardylis II]]. The Illyrian princess [[Bircenna]], who married the [[Molossians|Molossian]] king [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]] (c. 290 BC), was the daughter of Bardylis II.<ref>{{harvnb|King|2017|p=148}}</ref> Bardylis' daughter or granddaughter [[Audata]] married [[Philip II of Macedon]]. |
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Bardylis had a son named [[Cleitus (son of Bardylis)|Cleitus]]. Cleitus' son was presumably [[Bardylis II]]. The Illyrian princess [[Bircenna]], who married the [[Molossians|Molossian]] king [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]] (c. 290 BC), was the daughter of Bardylis II.<ref>{{harvnb|King|2017|p=148}}</ref> Bardylis' daughter or granddaughter [[Audata]] married [[Philip II of Macedon]]. |
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Bardylis developed both the army and the navy in Illyria.The army had about 30,000 soliders and its peak and its navy had around 200 ships, unifying and making alliances with different Illyrian tribes that engaged in Piracy, he used Military tactics which were never used before by the Illyrians such as combined arms tactics,”hit and run”,gureilla warfare,siege tactics,light cavalry deployment,these tactics were used both by [[Philip II of Macedonia]] and [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great.]] <ref>{{Cite web |title=THE ILLYRIAN ROOTS OF THE MACEDONIAN ARMY PHILIP II AND BARDYLIS THE ILLYRIAN |url=https://www.everand.com/article/604168764/The-Illyrian-Roots-Of-The-Macedonian-Army-Philip-Ii-And-Bardylis-The-Illyrian#:~:text=The%20Illyrian%20king%20Bardylis,political%20hostage%20in%20Bardylis'%20household. |website=[[Everand]]}}</ref>The Illyrian army consisted of:[[Infantry]],[[Calvary]],[[Light cavalry]],[[Hoplites]],[[Archers]] and more. |
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Bardylis developed both the army and the navy in Illyria.The army had about 30,000 soliders and its peak and its navy had around 300-500 ships,mostly Linurnian ones.This large amount of ship possessions was because of the cause of unifying and making alliances with different Illyrian tribes that engaged in Piracy, he used Military tactics which were never used before by the Illyrians such as combined arms tactics,”hit and run”,gureilla warfare,siege tactics,light cavalry deployment,these tactics were used both by [[Philip II of Macedonia]] and [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great.]] <ref>{{Cite web |title=THE ILLYRIAN ROOTS OF THE MACEDONIAN ARMY PHILIP II AND BARDYLIS THE ILLYRIAN |url=https://www.everand.com/article/604168764/The-Illyrian-Roots-Of-The-Macedonian-Army-Philip-Ii-And-Bardylis-The-Illyrian#:~:text=The%20Illyrian%20king%20Bardylis,political%20hostage%20in%20Bardylis'%20household. |website=[[Everand]]}}</ref>The Illyrian army consisted of:[[Infantry]],[[Calvary]],[[Light cavalry]],[[Hoplites]],[[Archers]] and more. |