Illyrian invasion of Macedonia (360 BC)

The Illyrian invasion of Macedonia was a invasion led by the Illyrian King Bardylis against the Macedonian Kingdom. The invasion ended in Illyrian victory with the Illyrians occupying the upper part of the Macedonian Kingdom.
The invasion took place in October 360 BC or in the early spring or summer of 359 BC. During the invasion the king of the Macedonians was killed and the next king after him was his son that at the time was a baby. After some months Philip the Second took the throne from his nephew and tried to make peace with Bardylis. Also after the death of Perdiccas III of Macedon the Paeonians began raiding north parts of Macedonia.Bardylis campaigns where so catastrophic for the Macedonian Kingdom that the kingdom was close to collapse because of his campaigns.The war ended at 358 BC at the Battle of Erigon Valley with Bardylis being killed at the age of 90 while riding his horse. According to Diodorus 7,000 Illyrian soldiers where killed but that is considered an exaggeration so the numbers of Illyrians killed is unknown.

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